Hello everyone, It's Plastic Free July, a global movement started to help everybody become part of the solution to plastic pollution. When I visited schools this year, both in person (before lock down) and then online, I spoke with children about ways to save our seas. Some of the youngest classes created these stunning pieces of art using plastic waste as a way to share what they know. Haven't these crafty little kids done an amazing job? We can Keep It Green by making some

I have had a busy, but fun, few months visiting schools in my new home. I was thrilled to be invited to visit many international schools in the Netherlands to share CAPTAIN GREEN AND THE PLASTIC SCENE. I have talked about the many powers of reading, what it's like to create books and, probably most important of all, the plastic pollution crisis. Children always impress me with their creativity and their genuine desire to save the seas. They have created their own eco superher

Words can't begin to describe how thrilled I was when Danny agreed to illustrate Captain Green and the Plastic Scene. I knew he would bring the right amount of skill, humour and emotion to the story. He has achieved that, and so much more, and I couldn't be happier with how the book looks. I asked Danny a few questions about the book and himself. 1. What were your first thoughts when you read the text for CAPTAIN GREEN AND THE PLASTIC SCENE. Did you immediately have character

What a busy and fun five weeks it's been, visiting schools across Singapore, within days of Captain Green and the Plastic Scene's release. I've read the story to children from 3 to 9 years old and had such lovely feedback, which has meant so much to me. I was touched by the children's reactions to seeing Dolphin, Seagull and Turtle in distress and watching the relief on their faces as the animals were each saved. Some children designed the own eco superheroes after seeing som