How To Turn Your Parents Green is a fun-packed, pocket-sized book that shows ‘kids’ aged 8 to 80 how they can make a difference in the fight against Ghastly Global Warming by being an Eco-Warrior rather than an Eco-Worrier.

The premise for the book is that grown-ups (the Groans) are responsible for causing global warming, but it’s you (the kids) who will have to deal with the consequences. So, the youngsters are given a mission to educate their parents about recycling, saving energy and water etc. If the parents don’t comply, they are fined and when they realise the error of their ways, they sign up to the Glorious Green Charter. How To Turn Your Parents Green is suitable for both the children and humour sections. The format and price point are aimed squarely at the Christmas stocking filler market.

The book is written by author James Russell who lives in Bristol the ‘Green Capital’ of England. James employs a style reminiscent of the Horrible Histories books and Roald Dahl short stories. How To Turn Your Parents Green is full colour and contains 10 outstanding illustrations by Bristol-based artist Øivind Hovland.

Here’s an example of James’ style:

Meet the Groans. They may grumble about the traffic and gripe about heating bills, but grown-ups have got us into this mess and they are too busy goggling at the TV and booking exotic holidays to sort it out.

Only you can make those Groans behave because only you can make their lives a misery if they don’t. We’ll help you draw up a Glorious Green Charter for them to sign, and show you how to punish them – oh yes – if they refuse to change their Grumbelicious ways.

So don’t be an Eco-Worrier, be an Eco-Warrior. And turn your parents Green.

Illustrated by Øivind Hovland