An essential component of Pipperoos' debut Creative Drama Kits, Pipperoos "plays" are story and activity book rolled into one. Each book includes craft projects, drama game ideas, and fun facts about the main characters that bring the storytelling experience to life.

Perfect for read-aloud time and creative activities, The Key in the Sea reveals a group of sea creature friends who find a mysterious box in the trash littering their underwater home. Beautiful, vividly-detailed illustrations engage preschool and elementary-aged children in the search for the missing key. Ultimately, children learn they are the "key" to keeping oceans clean.

The Key in the Sea author, Lisa Craig Gautier, shares Pipperoos' belief that even the youngest of children are leaders in the making, and the earlier they see themselves as stewards of our environment, the better. For over 10 years, Gautier has led Matter of Trust, a public charity focused on eco-education and finding use for manmade and natural surplus. Her nationally-recognized work using hairmats—woven from donated salon hair trimmings—to clean up ocean oil spills is just one inspiring example of Matter of Trust's many environmental efforts.

Also devoted to promoting environmental consciousness in his own community, illustrator Cody Chancellor is an international artist whose work spans many disciplines: drawing and painting; product, interior, and architectural design. He currently resides on the Sunshine Coast in Canada. To learn more about his work, visit his website.