About Kelly

Author

Kelly Anne White is the author of award-winning
The Legend of the Fairy Stones,
The Bible Adventure Book of Scavenger Hunts,
Outdoor Adventures: Archery,
Natural Wonders of the World: Yellowstone National Park,
Choose a Career Adventure: White House, and other books for kids.
Upcoming projects include the lift‐the‐flap book Loud Hosannah, the middle‐grade fiction series A.N.G.E.L.S. Unlimited, the fanzine‐style Groovy Jesus, and an adult work of creative nonfiction titled Like Fireflies through a Jungle.

The Legend of the Fairy Stones is the recipient of a 2020 Excellence-in-Craft Award for Outstanding Book from the Virginia Outdoor Writers Association, as well as a 2019 Purple Dragonfly Book Award for Best Interior Design from Story Monsters LLC.

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Artist

The Legend of the Fairy Stones is digitally collaged from nearly 200 public-domain artworks curated by Kelly. The illustration pictured above is an original color-by-symbols drawing from The Bible Adventure Book of Scavenger Hunts.

Editor

Book cover of The Stars in April featuring a lone ship's smokestack rising above a cloud on a dark, star-speckled ocean. — _{^{Book cover of The Stars in April featuring a lone ship’s smokestack rising above a cloud on a dark, star-speckled ocean.}}

Kelly has edited hundreds of books in nearly every genre. She was a national magazine editor for fifteen years and has worked as a book editor for HarperCollins, Kirkus Editorial, Christian Editor Connection, Guideposts Books, Callisto Media, and others. Here are a few favorites from her editing portfolio:

“From my perspective, she was a queen fairy. I envisioned her kingdom to be deep in the sea. Her color was mystical green, but she radiated blue light…. And suddenly, we were surrounded by rivulets, endless sky, trees, mountains, and fields of flowers, all inhabited by ethereal and illusive gnomes, goblins, elves, and fairies.”

— from Dear Prudence: The Story Behind the Song by Prudence Farrow Bruns