On A Positive Note: 5th-Grader At McKee Elementary School Becomes Children’s Book Illustrator

OAKDALE, Pa. (KDKA) — Levi Frey from Oakdale is using markers and his imagination to show others that it’s OK to be uniquely themselves.
The fifth-grader at McKee Elementary School is on the autism spectrum. The 10-year-old uses art to understand the world around him, drawing characters with expression and emotion.
His aunt, Erin Dougherty is a teacher and author. Dougherty wrote a book over a decade ago called “Eugene The Shy Dinosaur” to help Levi’s brother, Evan,