Green Sugar Press Spreads Green Ideals to Children

ontinuing on in the vein of environmental books that we seem to be in at the moment, I thought I’d take a moment to highlight a new Chicagoland press that focuses on spreading positive environmental messages to children. In their own words, “Green Sugar Press exists to ensure that our future leaders understand Cheerios don’t come from a box, milk doesn’t come from a plastic bottle, water doesn’t come from the tap and gasoline doesn’t originate at a pump.” They currently have three titles in stores, An Environmental Guide from A to Z, Earl the Earthworm Digs for His Life, and N is for Nature. Personally I love the second title.

I like that these books seem to be a bit of a cross between books like Grow from Featherproof that are both environmentally conscious and avant garde, almost to the point where a child would have difficulty understanding the book on their own, and many mainstream children’s books that don’t focus on strong morals of any kind and feature sparkly glittery colors. It’s nice to see that these books keep their color palate natural, which fits with their theme, but that they also feature moral stories that seem like they’d be interesting and not too difficult for kids to understand.

To learn more about Green Sugar Press you can check out their website, their blog, or their feature at Time Out Chicago.