 They identified children and young people excluded from books due to dyslexia or other reading issues.The pair then formed Barrington Stoke in Juckes’ living room, with an aim to produce books with a different design and editorial approach, along with a shorter format to support less able readers.Barrington Stoke publishes well-known children's authors such as Kevin Brooks, Terry Deary, Elizabeth Kay, Anthony McGowan, Robert Swindells, Lisa Thompson and Diana Wynne Jones.