Auntie Says
A picture book about a walk around the neighborhood — two little girls, two dogs, and all the small habits that keep everybody safe. Written for little ones, and for the grown-ups holding their hand.
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Why I wrote this book
Road safety doesn't start with an engineering study. It starts earlier than that — on a sidewalk, with a toddler who wants to run ahead, and a grown-up who says wait. Those first small lessons stay with kids. I wanted to put them in a book that families would actually want to read together.
My nieces are my world. Mila got to meet Grandpa. Finley, whose middle name is Oakes after our dad, did not.
I want my dad to be part of their life. I want him to influence them for good. And I never want what happened to him to happen to anyone else — especially my babies.
but look and listen.
They'll tell you what to do.” FROM AUNTIE SAYS
A look inside
One whole page, so you get the idea. The rest is for the book.
There's not a street I cross without thinking of you.
I love you, Dad.
May your grandbabies hold a piece of you forever.
This book exists because of John H. Oakes Jr. — read about him and the others we've lost.
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