Tessa Strickland
Tessa Strickland is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Barefoot Booksan independent publisher that specialises in carefully crafted children's books, CDs, games, puppets, puzzles and gifts that celebrate enduring values and inspire creativity. A graduate of the University of Cambridge, she started her career in publishing at Penguin Books where she ultimately held the position of Managing Editor of the Viking list. She then joined Random House as Editorial Director of the Rider list, before going on to found Barefoot Books.