Want your books personalized? Upon request, your book(s) can come signed by author Josh Oaktree. When purchasing, please add a note at checkout specifying the name of who you want your book(s) personalized for, and Josh will sign it for them.
 
ABOUT THE STORY: What's the buzz? In Art and Oakie's third adventure, 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 Art's school to teach the class. When Art learns how bees pollinate the fruits and vegetables we eat, what will she do? Can Art and Oakie help save the bees?
 
ABOUT THE SERIES: In each book, Art and Oakie go on an adventure to help their friends in nature. What makes the Art & Oakie Ask series unique is that each book is a nearly wordless graphic novel for young readers. Instead of prose, lush comic book illustrations tell the story. To read each book aloud, you and your little ones get to make up the story for yourself, so no matter one's age or reading ability, you can speak up for our beautiful natural world with Art and Oakie!
 
Illustrated by Josiane Vlitos
Written by Josh Oaktree
 
PRAISE FOR DO YOU SPEAK BEE?
"The Art & Oakie Ask series serves as an excellent starting point for conversations about nature, sparking engaging and thoughtful discussions about the environment and our role in it." —Starred review from The Children's Book Review
2025 Green Earth Book Award Recommended Reading List
 
🌿 In addition to the subject matter, what are other ways our books at Oak Tree Comics are eco-friendly? 🌿
 
Do You Speak Bee? is printed on FSC-paper, that's paper that comes from sustainably-grown forests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.
All of our books use soy-based inks instead of petroleum, which is better for our planet.
For every book we print, we donate a dollar to an environmental non-profit. Our non-profit partner for Do You Speak Bee? is the Los Angeles-based non-profit Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants.
All of our book packaging is either recyclable or compostable.
Our goal for all of our books is to have as minimal of an impact on the environment as we can while inspiring the next generation to love and care for our planet as much as possible. We strive to improve our impact and would love to hear from you. If you have questions or ideas to share, please reach out to our team here.