Books by Stella Blackstone

Stella Blackstone is celebrated for her engaging picture books that introduce young readers to language, rhythm, and the wider world through gentle storytelling. Her writing combines warmth and accessibility, encouraging children to explore ideas of friendship, culture, and imagination in ways that feel both playful and reassuring.

Working frequently with talented illustrators, Blackstone creates stories that are as visually captivating as they are thoughtful. Her books are ideal for shared reading, supporting early literacy while nurturing curiosity and confidence in every child who turns the page.

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99 products


  • Walking Through the Jungle

    Barefoot Books Ltd Walking Through the Jungle

    15 in stock

    Book Synopsis "A simple, enjoyable environmental romp" ? Kirkus Reviews Walking through the jungle, what do you see? Hike through the rainforest, scale a mountain, swim across the ocean, and still make it home for dinner in this lively, musical singalong! Includes a QR code to original audio and animation Have fun with animal noises on each page Sung by acclaimed children''s singer Fred Penner

    15 in stock

    £7.59

  • My Granny went to Market

    Barefoot Books Ltd My Granny went to Market

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisFly away with Granny as she takes a magic carpet ride around the world, collecting a steadily increasing number of souvenirs from each unique location! This rhyming story will take young readers on an adventure to different countries while teaching them to count along the way.

    2 in stock

    £6.99

  • Secret Seahorse

    Barefoot Books Secret Seahorse

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £5.99

  • One Moose Twenty Mice

    Barefoot Books One Moose Twenty Mice

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £6.99

  • Skip Through the Seasons

    Barefoot Books Ltd Skip Through the Seasons

    4 in stock

    Book SynopsisWhirl through the months of the year in this action packed seek-and-find book that takes young readers on an outdoor adventure as the months pass by. The detailed pictures offer a wide variety of items to spot, while also teaching the changes that happen in nature as the year turns.

    4 in stock

    £6.99

  • Baby Talk

    Barefoot Books Ltd Baby Talk

    1 in stock

    Book Synopsis A Booktrust Selection book and featured on Wisconsin State Journal''s 2020 list of books kids should be reading now! Babies talk in all kinds of ways - and the people who love them talk back! This unique board book has been specially created for parents and older children to share with new babies, helping to lay the foundations for secure attachment and early language skills.

    1 in stock

    £7.44

  • Bear Takes a Trip

    Barefoot Books Ltd Bear Takes a Trip

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisBear and his friend are taking a trip to the mountains. Tell the time with them as they make their way to their destination on many different types of transport and have lots of fun when they get there!

    15 in stock

    £8.01

  • Octopus Opposites by Blackstone Stella  Author

    Barefoot Books Octopus Opposites by Blackstone Stella Author

    15 in stock

    Book Synopsis

    15 in stock

    £7.40

  • Secret Seahorse 1

    Barefoot Books Secret Seahorse 1

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £6.99

  • Counting Cockatoos

    Barefoot Books Counting Cockatoos

    5 in stock

    Book Synopsis

    5 in stock

    £7.40

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated The Animal Boogie (Bilingual Spanish & English)

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisDance on down to the jungles of India, where 6 colorful creatures are jumping and jiving beneath the canopy. An elephant, a sloth bear, a vulture, and a snake are some of the characters who will help you boogie your way through this playful book. A lively, rhyming text, a musical score, and an easy-to-learn dance routine teach children coordination and make sure that they have plenty of fun at the same time. This edition features bilingual Spanish-English text.

    Out of stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated The Wheels on the Bus (Bilingual Spanish &

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisTake an exciting bus ride from a Guatemalan village to a market town with this fresh approach to a favorite song. Features a Guatemalan-inspired, marimba-flavored singalong and educational endnotes about life in Guatemala. This edition features bilingual Spanish-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    Out of stock

    £7.99

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Wheels on the Bus (Bilingual Arabic & English)

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisTake an exciting bus ride from a Guatemalan village to a market town with this fresh approach to a favorite song. Features a Guatemalan-inspired, marimba-flavored singalong and educational endnotes about life in Guatemala. This edition features bilingual Arabic-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    Out of stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Wheels on the Bus (Bilingual Hmong & English)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisTake an exciting bus ride from a Guatemalan village to a market town with this fresh approach to a favorite song. Features a Guatemalan-inspired, marimba-flavored singalong and educational endnotes about life in Guatemala. This edition features bilingual Hmong-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    1 in stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Cleo's Alphabet

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisHelp Cleo guess which word goes with each letter of the alphabet as she playfully explores the world around her. Cleo's adventures will enchant young readers as they learn uppercase and lowercase letters and their associated sounds.

    7 in stock

    £8.99

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Bear's Busy Family (Bilingual Burmese Karen &

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisMeet the rest of Bear's family and learn about all of their busy activities. Smell, touch, taste and sound are all familiarized in this rhyming text, and there is a full spread family tree at the end. This edition features bilingual Burmese Karen-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    1 in stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Bear's Busy Family (Bilingual Hmong & English)

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisMeet the rest of Bear's family and learn about all of their busy activities. Smell, touch, taste and sound are all familiarized in this rhyming text, and there is a full spread family tree at the end. This edition features bilingual Hmong-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    Out of stock

    £7.99

  • Dragon on the Doorstep

    Barefoot Books Ltd Dragon on the Doorstep

    2 in stock

    Book Synopsis Young readers will delight in the hide-and-seek illustrations... The simple lines and bold colors are appealing, and the facial expressions on both the children and the animals will grab readers'' attention Kirkus Reviews Play hide-and-seek with a dragon, a crocodile, a gorilla and all sorts of weird and wonderful creatures. The rhyming text explores familiar rooms of the house, and encourages imaginative play. Includes QR code access to audio singalong and video animation.

    2 in stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Baby Talk (Bilingual Arabic & English)

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisBabies talk in all kinds of ways - and the people who love them talk back! This unique board book has been specially created for parents and older children to share with new babies, helping to lay the foundations for secure attachment and early language skills. This edition features bilingual Arabic-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    Out of stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Baby Talk (Bilingual French & English)

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisBabies talk in all kinds of ways - and the people who love them talk back! This unique board book has been specially created for parents and older children to share with new babies, helping to lay the foundations for secure attachment and early language skills. This edition features bilingual French-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    Out of stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Baby Talk (Bilingual Hmong & English)

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisBabies talk in all kinds of ways - and the people who love them talk back! This unique board book has been specially created for parents and older children to share with new babies, helping to lay the foundations for secure attachment and early language skills. This edition features bilingual Hmong-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    2 in stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Baby Talk (Bilingual Korean & English)

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisBabies talk in all kinds of ways - and the people who love them talk back! This unique board book has been specially created for parents and older children to share with new babies, helping to lay the foundations for secure attachment and early language skills. This edition features bilingual Korean-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    Out of stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Baby Talk (Bilingual Simplified Chinese &

    4 in stock

    Book SynopsisBabies talk in all kinds of ways - and the people who love them talk back! This unique board book has been specially created for parents and older children to share with new babies, helping to lay the foundations for secure attachment and early language skills. This edition features bilingual Simplified Chinese-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    4 in stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Baby Talk (Bilingual Vietnamese & English)

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisBabies talk in all kinds of ways - and the people who love them talk back! This unique board book has been specially created for parents and older children to share with new babies, helping to lay the foundations for secure attachment and early language skills. This edition features bilingual Vietnamese-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    Out of stock

    £7.99

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Bear in a Square (Bilingual French & English)

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisDiscover lots of different shapes with Bear — there are triangles on the waves, diamonds on the crown and stars in the sky. Rhyme, repetition and counting establish this book of shapes, and a two-page spread recapping the shapes and colors reinforces the educational building blocks. This edition features bilingual French-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    Out of stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Bear's Busy Family (Bilingual Haitian Creole &

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisMeet the rest of Bear's family and learn about all of their busy activities. Smell, touch, taste and sound are all familiarized in this rhyming text, and there is a full spread family tree at the end. This edition features bilingual Haitian Creole-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    7 in stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Bear's Busy Family (Bilingual Korean & English)

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisMeet the rest of Bear's family and learn about all of their busy activities. Smell, touch, taste and sound are all familiarized in this rhyming text, and there is a full spread family tree at the end. This edition features bilingual Korean-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    3 in stock

    £7.59

  • The Wheels on the Bus

    Barefoot Books Ltd The Wheels on the Bus

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisTake an exciting bus ride from a Guatemalan village to a market town with this fresh approach to a favourite song. Features a Guatemalan-inspired, marimba-flavored singalong and educational endnotes about life in Guatemala. A QR code on the book provides access to video animation and audio singalong.Trade Review"Why settle for ordinary? Ride a 'chicken bus' in Guatemala!" — Kirkus Reviews

    2 in stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Cha-cha-chá en la selva

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisCome and join the fun as a group of creatures from the Indian jungle shows children from all over the world how to dance to the animal boogie! An elephant, a sloth bear, a vulture, and a snake are some of the characters who will help you boogie your way through this playful book. A lively, rhyming text, a musical score, and an easy-to-learn dance routine teach children coordination and make sure that they have plenty of fun at the same time. Illustrator Debbie Harter has certainly excelled herself with this sequence of vibrant jungle scenes and a spectacular grand finale. A QR code on the book provides access to audio. Please note this edition is in Spanish.

    Out of stock

    £9.49

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Cleo the Cat

    5 in stock

    Book SynopsisA 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.

    5 in stock

    £9.49

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Cleo's Adventure

    5 in stock

    Book SynopsisFollow the charming cat, Cleo, as she investigates the world around her. Cleo wakes up and makes her way outside where she climbs, skips and bounces until she is finally called inside for kisses.

    5 in stock

    £9.49

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Cleo Finds a Friend

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisA new puppy, Caspar, has arrived in Cleo’s home, and Cleo is not happy about it. Toddlers will relate to Cleo’s initial refusal to share space and attention, as well as her eventual realization that there’s enough love for everyone.

    7 in stock

    £9.49

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Baby Talk (Bilingual Amharic & English)

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisBabies talk in all kinds of ways - and the people who love them talk back! This unique board book has been specially created for parents and older children to share with new babies, helping to lay the foundations for secure attachment and early language skills. This edition features bilingual Amharic-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    Out of stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Bear's Busy Family (Bilingual Russian & English)

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisMeet the rest of Bear's family and learn about all of their busy activities. Smell, touch, taste and sound are all familiarized in this rhyming text, and there is a full spread family tree at the end. This edition features bilingual Russian-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    Out of stock

    £7.99

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Bear's Busy Family (Bilingual Portuguese &

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisMeet the rest of Bear's family and learn about all of their busy activities. Smell, touch, taste and sound are all familiarized in this rhyming text, and there is a full spread family tree at the end. This edition features bilingual Portuguese-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    2 in stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books Skip Through the Seasons (Bilingual French &

    2 in stock

    Book Synopsis

    2 in stock

    £14.19

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Skip Through the Seasons (Bilingual Spanish &

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisWhirl through the months of the year in this action packed seek-and-find book that takes young readers on an outdoor adventure as the months pass by. The detailed pictures offer a wide variety of items to spot, while also teaching the changes that happen in nature as the year turns. This edition features bilingual Spanish-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    1 in stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books Baby Talk (Bilingual Burmese & English)

    7 in stock

    Book Synopsis

    7 in stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Baby Talk (Bilingual Tagalog & English)

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisBabies talk in all kinds of ways - and the people who love them talk back! This unique board book has been specially created for parents and older children to share with new babies, helping to lay the foundations for secure attachment and early language skills. This edition features bilingual Tagalog-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    Out of stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Bear in a Square (Bilingual Hmong & English)

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisDiscover lots of different shapes with Bear — there are triangles on the waves, diamonds on the crown and stars in the sky. Rhyme, repetition and counting establish this book of shapes, and a two-page spread recapping the shapes and colors reinforces the educational building blocks. This edition features bilingual Hmong-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    Out of stock

    £7.99

  • Barefoot Books, Incorporated Bear's Busy Family (Bilingual Dari & English)

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisMeet the rest of Bear's family and learn about all of their busy activities. Smell, touch, taste and sound are all familiarized in this rhyming text, and there is a full spread family tree at the end. This edition features bilingual Dari-English text.

    Out of stock

    £7.59

  • Bear's Big Day Sticker Book

    Barefoot Books Ltd Bear's Big Day Sticker Book

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisJoin Bear for a whole day of adventures! Little ones can place more than 250 reusable stickers to dress Bear for the weather, match shapes at school, decorate for a birthday party and more. Based on the bestselling Bear series, this endearing sticker book offers young children an opportunity for both structured and creative hands-on learning.

    2 in stock

    £9.49

  • Barefoot Books Bear's Busy Family (Bilingual Tagalog & English)

    Out of stock

    Book Synopsis

    Out of stock

    £7.99

  • Barefoot Books Bear in a Square (Bilingual Simplified Chinese &

    Out of stock

    Book Synopsis

    Out of stock

    £7.99

  • Bears School Day

    Barefoot Books Ltd Bears School Day

    Out of stock

    Book Synopsis

    Out of stock

    £9.05

  • Barefoot Books Ltd Baby Talk (Bilingual Spanish & English)

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisBabies talk in all kinds of ways - and the people who love them talk back! This unique board book has been specially created for parents and older children to share with new babies, helping to lay the foundations for secure attachment and early language skills. This edition features bilingual Spanish-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

    Out of stock

    £7.59

  • Barefoot Books Bear at Home

    Out of stock

    Book Synopsis

    Out of stock

    £7.99

  • Babys First Words

    Barefoot Books Ltd Babys First Words

    5 in stock

    Book Synopsis Christiane Engel's illustrations are fabulous...with a kaleidoscope of colours matched to easy on the eye layers of detail that make for lots of talking points Books My Toddler Loves An ALA Rainbow Book List Top Ten Pick for 2018! Learn over 100 early vocabulary words with a toothy toddler and her two dads! Cheerful acrylic illustrations and digital collage artwork will keep little eyes glued to the pages, searching for the silly woolly mammoth on each one. Designed to support babies'' natural pattern of language development, this first word book for the modern world reflects the earliest nouns, verbs, prepositions, adjectives and interjections that children learn to say. This new edition features a smaller trim size, just right for little hands--and a lower price, just right for savvy caregivers. Also available in bilingual Spanish-English and Spanish-only editions.

    5 in stock

    £8.04

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