Book cover titled 'An amazing afternoon adventure with Arlo, the awesome little vole, Part 1' by John Cayden, featuring a cute cartoon vole in a forest setting.

ARLO 

Book cover titled "an amazing afternoon adventure with Arlo, the awesome little vole, Parts 1 & 2" by John Cayden, featuring an illustrated cute vole with big black eyes and whiskers, set in a forest background.

An Amazing Afternoon Adventure with Arlo the Awesome Little Vole

In An Amazing Afternoon Adventure with Arlo the Awesome Little Vole, Arlo meets many friends in the forest. Arlo’s mother is just ahead of him, but because Arlo stops to talk and play, he has trouble catching up to her on their way back home.

What he doesn’t know is that he’s getting guidance from his mother’s friends.

This was my first book I ever wrote and illustrated and I broke it into two books but also made a version with both parts 1 and 2 are combined. I was originally thinking it would be fun to read part one at nap time and part two at bed time.

No idea if that idea was a good idea.

Paperback

Part 1 Available Here
Part 2 Available Here
Parts 1 & 2 Available Here

Hardback

Part 1 Available Here
Part 2 Available Here
Parts 1 & 2 Available Here
Book cover titled 'An Amazing Afternoon Adventure with Arlo: The Awesome Little Vole, Part 2' by John Cayden, featuring a cartoon vole with sharp teeth and claws standing in a forest.
Illustration of a forest scene with a young deer, a squirrel, and a larger deer in the background among trees and bushes.
A cartoon mouse in a forest reaching for a dragonfly with a bug at its feet.

Check out these great forest links

Take a moment and give one of these great initiatives a look….

WWF is a global leader in conservation, and their forests section focuses on the importance of forests for biodiversity, climate regulation, and human well-being. They provide scientific insights into the threats forests face (such as deforestation and degradation) and efforts to protect and restore them.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) – Forests

FAO’s Forestry Division works on the sustainable management of forests around the world. Their website offers comprehensive scientific data on forest resources, deforestation trends, and international policies focused on forest conservation and restoration.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – Forests

Global Forest Watch provides real-time data and interactive maps to monitor forests around the world. This platform uses satellite technology to track deforestation and forest degradation, offering insights on trends, threats, and conservation efforts. It’s a great resource for accessing up-to-date data on forest preservation.

Global Forest Watch (GFW)
A cartoon woodpecker flying in a forest with a cartoon mouse on a log, accompanied by text about an adventure in the woods.
ARLO a small vole looks into a hole in a tree to find a big yellow slug and is followed by a big horse fly.
ARLO a small vole talks with a big mosquito in the forest while eating the meat out of an acorn
ARLO speaks with a woodpecker in the dark forest to help him find his way home

Sample Pages from An Amazing Afternoon Adventure with Arlo the Little Vole

ARLO a young vole and a squirrel run through the forest flowers together
ARLO a small young vole slides down a tight dark tunnel on his back into his home to be with his family. There's a big mushroom growing at the entrance hole.
Animated scene of a small mouse reaching out to a beetle on a mossy forest floor with green foliage in the background.

Animals Featured in ARLO’s ADVENTURE

  • Vole | Microtus pennsylvanicus

  • Mosquito | Culex pipiens

  • Fly | Musca domestica

  • Pine Tree | Pinus sylvestris

  • Fir Tree | Abies balsamea

  • Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus

  • Barred Owl | Strix nebulosa

  • Beetle | Carabidae sp.

  • North American Deer | Odocoileus virginianus

  • Ferns | Dryopteris carthusiana

  • Red Squirrel | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

  • Marten | Martes americana

  • Moss | Sphagnum sp.

  • Shrew | Sorex cinereus

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