This New York Times Best Illustrated Book is a mostly true and completely stinky story that is sure to make you say, “Pee-yew!” Teaching environmental awareness has become a national priority, and this hilarious book (subtly) drives home the message that we can’t produce unlimited trash without consequences. Amazing art built out of junk, toys, and found objects by Red Nose Studio makes this the perfect book for Earth Day or any day, and photos on the back side of the jacket show how the art was created.

Here Comes the Garbage Barge was a New York Times Best Illustrated book of 2010, a Huffington Post Best Picture Book of the Year, and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. The Washington Post said, “Cautionary? Yes. Hilarious? You betcha!” and the New York Times Book Review raved, “[A] glorious visual treat.” Justine Theroux reads the book out-loud for the Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG) award-winning online program for children, Storytime Online.

Awards: Daytime Emmy Nominated Outstanding Special Class/Short Format Daytime Program 2018, 3x3 Children’s Book Show Distinguished Merit 2010, Society of Illustrators 52 2009.