Books by Nikki Siegen-Smith

Nikki Siegen-Smith's background in education and linguistics makes her ideally placed to compile this anthology. Having studied English Literature and Linguistics at the University of East Anglia, she has built an impressive career in primary education and now works as a literacy consultant in the South-West. Nikki has compiled four other anthologies for Barefoot Books: Welcome to the World (1994), The Barefoot Book of Songs for Survival (1995), A Pocketful of Stars (1999) and more recently First Morning: Poems About Time (2001). Joel Stewart was born in Yorkshire and graduated last year with a first class Bachelor of Arts degree from Falmouth College of Art. He has illustrated several books and won a number of awards. Joel works in a variety of media with the emphasis always on gentle humour and simple, expressive draughtsmanship. When not drawing he makes puppets and plays the accordion. He currently lives in Cornwall.