Introducing children to the wonders of nature
Andrea loves writing fun and engaging nature-themed children’s picture books and middle grade books that introduce children and parents to the wonders of nature.
Her goal is to get her books published by outstanding publishers with great reach so she can get her books out to children around the world. Andrea has completed a middle grade STEM nonfiction manuscript as well as several fiction picturebooks ready to publish and she is also available for WFH (write-for-hire) assignments.
She writes:
- children’s picture books (fiction and non-fiction)
- middle grade books (fiction and non-fiction) Andrea has been working on an upper middle grade novel for ten years.
- screenplays (fantasy, science fiction, family adventure, young adult)
- lyrics & poetry
- environmental news and magazine articles
Right now, she is seeking representation for the first time for debut screenplay and picture book projects. She authored The Wish Trees: How Planting Trees Can Help Make the World a Better Place as an educational and humanitarian fundraising tool. 100% of profits go directly to children’s climate education projects. This children’s tree planting book was a project she developed in advance of an assignment to plant trees with children in Africa. After putting it on Amazon to raise money for children’s environmental education projects, this darling children’s tree planting book ended-up being a #1 Amazon Kindle Children’s Forest & Tree Book!
Andrea enjoyed writing so much that now she would like to find an outstanding agent and publisher for her picture book, early reader and middle grade manuscripts. She is keen to work with agents and publishers who understand how much children need fun and hopeful nature and environmentally themed books to help them be better prepared for their ever-changing world.
Andrea is an environmental journalist, a children’s environmental education advocate and United Nations Climate Observer. She says millions of children are already impacted by climate change. She travels lots to UN meetings and says she has met so many inspiring people working on urgent climate solutions. She thinks providing children with formal and informal, accessible and transformational environmental education opportunities can help, that’s why she is so dedicated to writing inspiring books for kids all over the world.
Based in Greater Vancouver Canada, Andrea is both a Canadian and Irish citizen.
Latest children’s book project: These days Andrea is writing and illustrating a children’s picture book with a fun and hopeful environmental education theme about a clueless monster stealing trees and the girl who saves them all.
The Hummingbird Trees by Andrea Koehle Jones 
Here are some of Andrea’s writing projects (books, lyrics, news and documentaries)
- Recently completed a tv pilot for The Hummingbird Trees (Diary of a Tree Girl). her screenplay just made The Red List and is a Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Quarter Finalist!
- Recently finished writing several picture book manuscripts about trees, wildfires, The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, conservation, recycling… Will start querying in May 2023.
- Revising upper middle grade novel + writing it as a screenplay too
- Author, The Wish Trees: How Planting Trees Can Help Make the World a Better Place (Re-released in 2021 with bonus material and ranked #2 in Children’s Forest & Tree Books (Kindle Store) + #2 in Children’s Environment & Ecology Books (Kindle Store).
- Lyricist, “My Persephone” Shannon Robinson single on Spotify, iTunes + more.
- First Place (News) TVO Telefest Winner of a documentary about homelessness
- Freelance journalist formerly at at CBC NEWS, Newsworld International, cbc4kids.ca, Northern Daily News + more
The Wish Trees: How Planting Trees Can Help Make the World a Better Place
“Planting a tree is an act of hope. And that is a message our children need to hear now more than ever.” — Jacob Rodenburg, an award-winning educator, author, and instructor in environmental education at Trent University.
Inspiring and uplifting, The Wish Trees is rooted in the idea that every child can help make the world a better place. This whimsical children’s book introduces young readers to the fun of tree planting as they meet kids around the globe planting Wish Trees and making wishes.
Kids will discover the wonder of trees and enjoy searching for different animals and tree names with each new page. Thoughtful, empowering and beautifully written by journalist and children’s environmental education advocate Andrea Koehle Jones, The Wish Trees features illustrations by New York Times best-selling illustrator Alicia Padrón. The Wish Trees: How Planting Trees Can Help Make the World a Better Place is inspiring little tree planters and wishers everywhere.
The second edition of The Wish Trees includes a bonus: “How to Plant a Wish Tree.”
The book is inspired by “A Tree for Every Child” children’s tree planting projects created by Andrea and she often donates the book to children as part of her work as a children’s environmental advocate. The book was originally an environmental education tool for her work but it grew in popularity and tree quotes from the book started going viral like:
“I’m planting a tree to teach me to gather strength from my deepest roots.”― Andrea Koehle Jones, The Wish Trees
The Wish Trees ranks just behind #1 Amazon Bestseller Who will plant a tree by Jerry Pallotta.”This is so exciting,” said author and children’s environmental education advocate, Andrea Koehle Jones. “Planting a tree is an act of hope. The world need more children’s tree planting books and positive climate solution books now more and ever.” She will be attending the 2021 United Nations Climate Meetings in Glasgow.
The Wish Trees: How Planting Trees Can Help Make the World a Better Place(2021 Kindle Edition) also ranks #17 in Children’s Environment & Ecology Books on the Canadian Amazon charts.