This image is a link to the Amazon book page
Bear and Fox sticker book cover by Ulla Sainio
The Bear and Fox sticker book
NEW: We have made a version of the sticker book with an English summary on the insides of the cover!
Bear and Fox sticker book illustration, fall trekking stickers
12 spreads and 300 stickers

This is a short video to show the Bear and Fox book soft cover version available on Amazon.

Bear and Fox: The Northern Trail

A beautiful picture book of forest animals in search of winter

Bear and Fox: The Northern Trail picture book tells a story of forest animals looking for winter. I got the idea of a story about a bear trying to find snow after I drew a lonely polar bear for an article on  the extinction of species for the Helsinki University magazine. Another illustration I made for the magazine was on the endeavour of conservation of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal in Eastern Finland. The animal needs snow to build a nest for its pups and volunteers help by shoveling it on their nests. Even transferring seals to a lake in Lapland, northern Finland has been suggested.

Another article in Helsingin Sanomat daily newspaper described how birds in Finland migrate every year 1,6 km north. At the same time there was a lot of discussion on human migration and its root cause being the climate change.

I wanted to create a story about striving together to build a better life for everyone. The story is more about adaptation and friendship than trying to stop climate change. Animals cannot do much to change the warming climate and I didn’t want to make the children’s story too gloomy.

The story of Bear & Fox was first published as a sticker book in Finnish in 2018, and a picture book in 2019 in Finnish and Estonian. The story is also adapted to Sáme, a Lapp indigenous Sámi people language, as an ebook and a mobile game.

I hope you enjoy reading my story of the adventure of Bear and Fox and their friends!

– ULLA SAINIO
author, illustrator

For international publishing rights, please contact Ferly Entertainment Company.
Bear and Fox – The Northern Trail is also available on Epic!’s digital library!

“I want to go ice-fishing” said Bear.
Bear and Fox picture book illustration, ice-fishing and playing ice hockey in winter illustration
“Remember when we drilled a hole in the ice last winter?” Bear asked.
Bear and Fox picture book illustration, starry sky and an owl in the forest
On the first night the animals camped in a clearing in the forest.
Bear and Fox picture book illustration, Hedgehog, Mice, Fox and Bear crossing a river
“North is across the river” Fox said.
Bear and Fox picture book illustration, forest animals looking at the happy campers
“Don’t you worry”, Bear said. “I can growl if something disturbs us.
Bear and Fox picture book illustration, kayaking under the Full Moon
Bear was excited. “It’s getting colder! We must be really close!”
Bear and Fox picture book illustration, the animals found a shortcut but fell in a cave
The animals all tumbled down into Hedgehog’s home.
Bear and Fox picture book illustration, the animals picking mushrooms in a fall forest when a Rabbit appears
Suddenly a Rabbit appeared. “Hello! Can I join you?” she asked.
Bear and Fox picture book illustration, the animals walking in a dark cave with flashlights
“Can I come North with you so that I can get my winter sleep? asked Hedgehog.
Bear and Fox picture book illustration, the animals ski under the Northern Lights
They got on skis and traveled under the beautiful Northern Lights.
Bear and Fox picture book illustration, party with the forest animals and a Seal
Bear drilled a hole through the ice. ”Surprise!”
Bear and Fox picture book illustration, seal's nest and a seal baby
“A Newborn Seal! It’s time for another party!”

Get in touch with us: