Andrea Koehle Jones is a Canadian children’s book author, journalist, and award-winning environmental education advocate. She writes children’s books about planting trees that grow empathy and care for the planet.

The Wish Trees (2021) and Don’t Let Ned Plant a Tree THERE! (2026).

 

Don’t Let Ned Plant a Tree There!

Dig into this fun, interactive book and join in the messy joy of planting a tree with Ned, a wildly enthusiastic puppy with big tree-planting dreams. With the TREE-mendous help of friends, Ned learns how and where to plant trees. If this muddy puppy can do it, so can you. Get ready for some EPIC diggity-digging!

Don’t Let Ned Plant a Tree THERE! is a laugh-out-loud picture book kids will instantly love. The calm, steady rhythm of tree planting at Summerhill Farm is soon interrupted by Ned’s unexpected and hilarious plans and the chaos that follows.

The lively illustrations by Erin Mercer are playfully paired with lyrical text, complete with a repeating rhyming refrain that children and parents will enjoy cheering along to again and again. Ned charges ahead with charm and boundless energy, leading readers through a fun, interactive adventure where things do not always go as planned. The story is rooted in teamwork, problem-solving, and the importance of helping each other and the world.

Happy diggity-digging!

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