Picture Books Published by Fox Creek Press Written and Illustrated by Ellie Kirby

Picture books published by Fox Creek Press are written and illustrated by Ellie Kirby. They are meant to be enjoyed by children and adults.

All books ordered through this website will be signed by Ellie Kirby. For a personal message, please email foxcreekpress@yahoo.com or write a note on your printed order form.

The White Bear Book The White Bear

One cold, rainy night a mysterious white bear comes to a farmer’s house and demands his youngest daughter. The girl goes home with the bear and learns that he is really a prince under a witch’s spell. She comes to love the white bear, and when he disappears she must search far and wide to find him.

The White Bear is an old tale from the Blue Ridge Mountains. Ellie Kirby visited many actual places in the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia to paint the scenery in the pictures.

Hardcover and paperback, 32 pages, color illustrations

Silver Medal Winner — Children's Picture Books (All Ages) Independent Publisher Book Awards 2009

Bronze Medal Winner — Best Illustrator Moonbeam Book Awards 2009

The Legend of Caty Sage

This picture book tells the true story of a child who lived in the mountains of Virginia in the 18th century. Caty Sage was chasing butterflies near her family’s log cabin one summer’s day when she disappeared without a trace. Years later her brother found her living with a remote Indian tribe.

The Legend of Caty Sage tells the story of Caty’s adventurous life. Ellie Kirby did extensive research on the lives of early settlers and Native Americans. The detailed watercolor illustrations give readers a glimpse of rural America 200 years ago.

Hardcover and paperback, 32 pages, color illustrations