Cleo the CatCleo the Cat

A lonely, inquisitive cat explores the world around her while looking for a friend. Rhyming text and bold illustrations will engage young readers as Cleo finds both a friend and a home. 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. Caroline Mockford gained a degree in fine art from Norwich School of Art, England, before completing a teacher training course at Goldsmith's College, London. She went on to work as an art teacher and as an elementary school teacher, as well as an author and illustrator of children's books. Xanthe Gresham Knight is an acclaimed writer and storyteller who performs across Europe and North America and who, according to the Arts Council of England, "speaks like a woman spitting jewels." Xanthe lives in East Sussex, England.