Book Spotlight: 'The Last Straw' - A Flood of Optimism for Our Planet

The first time I read The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics, my heart just flooded with emotion. This book 🥹.

One of many we’ve been reading during Earth Month, but in addition to laying out the issues we’re up against, it is packed with real stories of children who have been inventing solutions.

Weston cried because it’s a library book and he wants to own it forever (we will).

I cried because if there’s ever been a moment I worried about the future of the planet my kids will inherit, this flooded me with optimism for all the ways they’ll clean it up (and Christiana Figueres taught me a thing or two about optimism when it comes to the planet).

Jane Goodall said everyone should read this book and I really just can’t agree more.

The Book: A Must-Read for Everyone

There’s no doubt about it—plastic is in almost everything. From our phones and computers to our toys and utensils, plastic is everywhere. But the amount of plastic we throw away is hurting the health of our planet.

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