"Our lives depend on the ocean. Fish consume our waste and then end up on our dinner plates. I hope that this beautifully illustrated book will serve as a tool to pass on the importance of the ocean to future generations and beyond." -- Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation and founder of Change for the Blue "Kathryn Hahn's heartfelt and engaging reading of The Mess That We Made . not only brings this powerful story and its characters to life, but it illuminates the consequences of neglecting our planet. We are proud to release a read-aloud that promotes literacy, and underscores the importance of environmental stewardship." -- Courtney B. Vance, SAG-AFTRA Foundation President "What I love so much about this book is that I love how they capture the ocean, the colors, the magic of being close to the ocean, and that it also tells you how serious it is that our ocean is hurting.

"-- Kathryn Hahn, Actress and comedian ( WandaVision , Parks and Recreation ) "Michelle Lord has done a wonderful job explaining the effects that have occurred but also how we can make a change and clean up the mess we (humans) have made, so the marine creatures are not swimming among a sea of plastic." -- Lorissa Janzen, Norwex Independent Consultant "Wow, this is a powerful story illustrating the impacts of plastic pollution in our oceans! It had our attention from the very first lines and the very first beautiful & detailed illustrations." -- Crystal Cahill, Elementary Library Teacher and Gr. 1 Teacher.