Art & Oakie Ask
Art & Oakie Ask holds a very special place in my heart. The first book in the series was my first children's book, so, there's that, and then there's the underlying metaphor.
Both books are nearly wordless graphic novels for young readers. Through visuals alone, their narratives draw upon the idea that our actions, in protecting our planet, can speak louder than our words.
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BOOK 1: DO YOU SPEAK TREE?
Written by Josh Oaktree and Illustrated by Josiane Vlitos
If a tree falls, and no one around cares, what do you do? Oakie the good-natured oak tree goes on an adventure to find help. But Oakie speaks a visual language that no one else understands. That all changes when Oakie meets Art, an imaginative first-grader with a crayon in hand and a plan in mind to save the day!
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READ THE FIRST BOOK FOR FREE ONLINE
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Whether you buy the book digitally or in print, the independent publisher I founded (Oak Tree Comics) donates a dollar to plant a tree.
BOOK 2: DO YOU SPEAK BEAR?
Written by Josh Oaktree and Illustrated by Josiane Vlitos
The second book in the series continues Art & Oakie's adventures as they speak up for all of the animals who call the forest home!
BOOK 3: DO YOU SPEAK BEE?
Written by Josh Oaktree and Illustrated by Josiane Vlitos
What's the buzz? You can now pre-order pre-order Art and Oakie's third adventure!
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THE STORY: In Do You Speak Bee?, Oakie befriends a colony of bees only to find out that Art is scared of them. To help Art overcome her fears, Oakie invites the bees into the school to teach Art's class. When Art learns how bees pollinate the fruits, nuts, and vegetables we eat, what will she do? Can Art and Oakie help save the bees?
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For Do You Speak Bee, Oak Tree Comics and I will be donating a dollar for every book we print to the Los Angeles-based non-profit Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants.
