This book seeks to create a sense of connection between readers and the world we exist in, helping us see afresh that we are all connected.

Instead of viewing our relationship with the natural world as a circle, Loop de Loop states: Modern humans have created a different kind of system. It’s less like a circle and more like a line. We take, make, use, then when those things break or we’re finished with them, we toss them away.

Urging human beings to take stock of how we may be contributing to the degradation of the environment around us, the book suggests steps for readers to reflect on their choices. What are the attitudes that exacerbate our use-and-throw lifestyle? What can we do to fix this?

A section towards the end of the book speaks about ongoing initiatives that are working to achieve greater success with their Earth-synced products, such as the use of mycelium—a “fast-growing network of fungi roots”—to create compostable clothes.

Andrea Curtis, the writer of the book, uses her text to point out that sharing resources with other people is both good for the planet and will help build a community. With Roozeboos’ warm and endearing illustrations, this is a green read that holds promise to fill a reader with gentle, golden hope.

Loop de Loop: Circular Solutions for a Waste-Free World (Releases Sept 3, 2024)
Written by Andrea Curtis
Illustrated by Roozeboos
ISBN: 9781773069418
Published by Groundwood Books

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Karthika Gopalakrishnan is the Head of Reading at Neev Academy, Bangalore, and the Director of the Neev Literature Festival. In the past, she has worked as a children’s book writer, editor, and content curator at Multistory Learning which ran a reading program for schools across south India. Prior to this, Karthika was a full-time print journalist with two national dailies. Her Twitter handle is g_karthika.