The book suits kids from age 4 to 9. It mostly pictures and works well as reading book for young kids. We recommend it from age 4 because of the complexity of the story. Older children could already try to read it by themselves. It’s more fun to read it together, of course!

The book has 48 pages with pictures and text. But it’s not a classic picture book: It takes about 10 minutes to read it fastly, but you’ll surely make time to take a closer looks to the illustrations. That’s why it has the perfect length for a good night story.

You can only buy it online at the moment. We are working on selling it in the book stores, too! Stay tuned.

The author works for GOT BAG in Germany. She wrote and drew the book as an university project for and with us. We love Mika and the story and hope you and the kids do, too!

The paper used is FSC and Cradle to Cradle certified. This means that the wood used comes from sustainable and environmentally friendly forest management, is tested free of harmful substances and thus meets the highest ecological standard. All substances used can be returned to the biological cycle without hesitation - without residues.

Pronouns are avoided in the text in order not to assign a binary gender to Mika. The child's gender therefore remains open - and we believe that it should not matter either.

Our oceans are full of trash. It won’t disappear, not even in the generation of our children, if we don’t take action. In Germany we say: The earlier, the better! The book tells the consequences of plastic trash in the oceans child friendly with an imaginative story. It’s a first step towards the topic while being nice and motivating.

Yes, the book was developed with educational support and is well suited for discussions in bigger groups of children. As the story is both exciting and inspiring it’s a good entry for the subject of ocean plastic or plastic and trash in general.