Once Upon a Time

“In a land called Lake Falls high up in the North Carolina mountains, there lived an abandoned dog with a big heart and an ear for a good story. He adopted a family who came to live and work at Lake Falls. . . .  And now, many years later, he tells their story.”

Teller of Blue Boy’s tale is Theresa Pepin who took a very, very long time carefully listening and attending to Blue Boy. Cover art is by renowned artist Margaret Scanlan who captures the essence of the time and place. Text, art work, photos, letters, hand drawn maps and more are woven together in a masterful book design by the magician Carolyn Rice Dean.

We believe in the value of this special and beloved place in the highlands up above the towns of Zirconia, Tuxedo, and Flat Rock to the extent that we share this story with you at the cost of printing this beautifully illustrated book in full color.

Visit BlueBoy Imprints at bluenotegarden.com/ for additional information.

Hardcover available as of March 2026 in a limited first printing.

Copies to public libraries will be freely donated while supply lasts. Lake Falls is held in conservancy with Conserving Carolina and all proceeds from sales of Tales of Blue Boy: Lake Falls will go to supporting the work of that non-profit organization. For additional information, visit conservingcarolina.org. Tell them Blue Boy sent you!

BlueBoy Imprints, Publisher