One Spinning Spider

Sally Crabtree writes and performs rhymes, songs and stories for young children. She lives in Cornwall with her husband, artist Tom Rickman, and their two children. Magic Train Ride is her first project with Barefoot Books. About the artist: Sonia Esplugas studied illustration at the Escola de la Dona in Barcelona, Spain, and now lives with her husband and

John read Theology at Cambridge and is self-taught in writing and illustrating. He worked on The Daily Gleaner in Kingston, Jamaica in 1987 and also at the British Museum where he drew Oriental objects. His first book, Little Bean, was published by HarperCollins in 1996. He lives in Brighton with his wife and children.