Bear's Busy Family

Award-winning author Stella Blackstone has written many of Barefoot's best-selling titles, including the Bear series and the Cleo the Cat series. She has been writing for children for over twenty years. Stella lives in Somerset, UK.Debbie Harter has illustrated over 20 books for Barefoot, including the beloved Bear series. As a child, Debbie would "lose herself in books (as long as they had pictures)" and hopes to continue doing so until she's very old. She lives in Cornwall, England.Henry Strozier is a film and Broadway actor and television narrator. He has worked with Discovery Channel, PBS and National Geographic among others. In 2016, he won an Audie award for his narration work and is a two-time Emmy nominee. Henry has narrated over 100 books.

"A simple rhyming text and appealing illustrations will capture the very youngest of children.... Cats, birds, mice, and squirrels populate the indoor and outdoor scenes as wiggly grace notes and the bears' pointy faces and large fuzzy bodies are reassuringly cozy" — Kirkus Reviews