An Iowa boy is using his artwork to raise awareness and money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Arsh Pal started painting when he was 8 years old, and his work has taken off since then. He started selling his canvas paintings and donating all of the proceeds to St. Jude — he said he wants to help kids with cancer."Originally, my first goal was raising $1,000 for St. Jude Research Hospital and everybody kind of doubted me because I was so young, but when I did raise $1,000 everybody was surprised," the 12-year-old from Dubuque said.Related video: President Biden lays out plan to cut cancer deaths in half within next 25 yearsOver the past four years, Pal has raised more than $15,000. He was also honored with the Diana Award for his efforts.

This is the story about a story.Two stories, in fact.A month before the lights, the glitz and the pageantry of the 2020 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting in New York, the 75-foot tall spruce tree had to be cut down in upstate New York.Along for the ride, as the tree was transported from the woods to the big city, in his little nest, was a Saw-Whet owl. The poor guy hadn't had food or water for three days. The man driving the truck had noticed him in the tree, got a box, and put him inside.The owl was eventually taken to the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center in Saugerties, New York. They dubbed the little guy "Rockefeller," for obvious reasons. That being a long name, they called him "Rocky" for short. "I read the article and started thinking, wow, that would be a great children's book," said Kim Dwyer, a clinical psychologist in Denver, Colorado. "I had lots of other pots on the fire in my professional life, walked away from it, and like the idea just kept coming back. And I think, you know, I also felt, you know, so timely, like, I felt this, this like it, write this, write this now write this book now and get your thoughts out while they're fresh."Her thoughts turned to Rocky's journey, translated to human feelings. A Saw-Whet owl doesn't have the low-pitched kind of "hoot" you might think of. It's more like a higher-pitched, as Dwyer writes it, "toot." Not dissimilar from the whine of a saw being sharpened.The feelings and sounds were put into her first-ever Christmas book, Rocky's Christmas Journey."There's something there that's emotional," Dwyer said. "And I'm using that as an opportunity to, to talk as basic as like, how are people feeling right now? How do you think you know, the main character, how's Rocky feeling when he finds himself in this tree in the middle of a city, and he's so far away from, you know, where he grew up, or where he decided to build his nest?"In the end, though, her hope is that parents will help kids realize that they can see themselves in Rocky as well."I mean, if you think about it, we could take that story of Rocky, and we could substitute a four-year-old and you're going off to school, and I can remember being that age, and you know, I wasn't particularly thrilled to be going off to school, and a lot of kids feel that way," Dwyer said.It's more of a fictional account, but one she hopes will connect with kids.Dwyer isn't alone, the folks at the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center have written their own book for kids. Theirs is a little less fictional, but the same journey. They also sell tree ornaments, clothes, cups and more with Rocky's image on them. Dwyer's book is available at retail stores and online.The real Rocky, by the way, had a happy ending too, just like the Rocky in Dwyer's book —found and set free. Rocky's came with some help from the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center.

CINCINNATI —

Hundreds of children anxiously awaited their COVID-19 shots on Wednesday night.

At Cincinnati Children's Hospital, so many lined up at the Burnet Campus, doctors had to stop taking walk-ins.

WLWT talked with a Northern Kentucky mother and her 10-year-old daughter who waited in line for three hours.

The mother said her little girl was determined to get the shot before she left.

"The line was out the door, wrapped around by the cafeteria and we waited in line for three hours to get her first vaccine. So, it was quite the evening," Maria Borchardt said.

It was a very different mother-daughter night on the town.

Maria Borchardt and her daughter, Lilah Borchardt, 10, waited for hours at Cincinnati Children's Hospital for the 10-year-old's first Pfizer COVID-19 shot.

Children ages five to 11 are now eligible.

We asked Lilah Borchardt what she thought when she saw the long line.

"That's a lot of people. I guess they all want the vaccine as much as I do," Lilah Borchardt said.

Demand is high.

At Cincinnati Children's Hospital, officials said about 400 kids got the shot.

More than 200 were still waiting in line after 6 p.m. at the Burnet Campus, according to a spokesman.

They also stopped taking walk-ins.

"I teach fourth grade and she's, you know, in the fifth grade and we just don't want anybody in our house getting sick. We don't want to be responsible for anybody else getting sick. So, we just want to protect everybody that we love," Maria Borchardt said.

UC Health now has shots by appointment.

Walgreens will offer the vaccine starting Saturday.

CVS Health will start offering the shots on Sunday.

"We're in the process of getting all of the supplies and vaccine to our stores right now," CVS Health Regional Director Sarah Edington said.

The Borchardts saw the demand on Wednesday night.

"The staff at Children's was amazing. They were bringing bananas and waters and Teddy Grahams and color pages. The therapy dog was in there. It was just awesome to see the energy," Maria Borchardt said.

While not everyone is ready to get vaccinated, this fifth grader couldn't wait and has a sticker that reads "POW!" and "Superpower" to prove it.

"My arm hurts just a little bit but I feel relieved that I got the first COVID vaccine," Lilah Borchardt said.

Lilah Borchardt said she has been talking with her friends about her experience.

She said there is nothing to worry about if you don't like shots.

Lilah Borchardt said just keep talking and forget about it.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital said walk-ins are welcome, but appointments can also be made at three clinic locations.

Those locations are the Burnet or Liberty Campus or the Green Township Neighborhood location.