Last Straw,The

An illustrated children's story about an animated plastic straw, Sippy, whose encounters with animals affected by plastic trash teaches young readers about the problems of plastic.

Meet Sippy the plastic straw! Once celebrated and loved by all, now Sippy is used up, discarded, and floating in a puddle. Sad and confused, Sippy is blown around on a long journey.

Sippy, a plastic straw who was once so useful, one day gets thrown out and blown into the sea. Along his journey, he meets a number of animals, each one struggling with some form of trash. There is the raccoon with a plastic six-pack ring around her neck, and the sea bird whose nest is made entirely of plastics. Sippy meets turtles who think grocery bags are food, and a hermit crab forced to live in a toothpaste cap. Then Sippy is eaten by a whale!

This colourful story teaches children how to be champions of the environment, as well as the importance of reducing our use of plastics and recycling even the smallest plastic items.

Last Straw, The by Zoe Matthiessen is an engaging tale that encourages young readers to consider their environmental footprint and the impact of plastic waste on wildlife.