Louie and Snippy: Save the Sea
By (Author) Collette Dinnigan
Illustrated by Grant Cowan
Berbay Publishing
Berbay Publishing
1st October 2019
Australia
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage social topics: Environment, sustainability and green issues
Hardback
32
Width 205mm, Height 290mm
Louie and Snippy: Save Our Seas is a story of a little boy whose love of the ocean takes him, and the reader, on an incredible underwater journey.
Louie and his trusty companion, Snippy the dog, dive into the ocean and are surrounded by brilliant coral reefs. But they soon discover that human rubbish bottles, plastic straws and plastic bags have trapped fish and other creatures. What will Louie be inspired to do
Collette Dinnigan is one of Australias most well known and loved fashion designers. Her previous books include her illustrated memoir Obsessive Creative and her childrens book Louie and Snippy Save the Sea (illustrated by Grant Cowan), which was a shortlisted picture book in the Childrens Book of the Year Awards in 2019. Grant Cowan holds a degree in fine arts, majoring in painting, from the National Art School in Sydney and has taught at various institutions. His work has featured in many exhibitions and he is renowned for his unique hand-painted fashion illustrations. He has worked as illustrator on Harpers Bazaar, Glamour and Red magazines.