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.

After leaving school, Siobhan Bell traveled for many years and had a variety of jobs from making clothes and jewelry to fire breathing! She now works as a full-time textile artist, selling her artwork through galleries, exhibitions and private commissions. Siobhan creates her trademark bright colors using scraps of hand-dyed cotton sheets, which she imprints with patterns using a variety of objects such as combs, potatoes and pieces of Lego! Siobhan lives in her native Somerset, England, with her four-year-old son.

"Blackstone takes a welcome departure from rhyming in her latest, a look at shapes. A boy and girl go to sea on a raft to see how many different shapes they can find...Bell's artwork is a phenomenal display of needlework. The ocean is a patchwork quilt in shades and patterns of blues; bright colors abound and youngsters will especially enjoy the variety of sea creatures. An addition to the concepts shelf that stands out for its unique artwork." -- Kirkus Review "Kirkus Review"

Publisher: Barefoot Books

Pub date: 2008-03-01

Length: 24 pages