Become a Climate Hero!
A Kid’s Guide to Climate Activism is now available — get your copy today!
Book Summary
A Kid’s Guide to Climate Activism empowers middle-grade readers with the vocabulary, facts, and tools to understand and take action on climate change. Written by a Connecticut mom, Kimberly Haidinger, and illustrated by her teenage daughter, Luna Hansen, the book focuses on the human causes of climate change — known as anthropogenic climate change — and how small choices can make a big difference.
With vibrant, kid-created collage art make from recycled materials, this book sparks meaningful conversations and joyful action. From eliminating single-use items to reducing our consumerism and choosing experiences over things, it is a hopeful invitation to become a climate activist — right now.
Publisher: Bannon River Books
Format: Illustrated Paperback; Illustrated Hardback
Category: Children’s Nonfiction
Publication Date: May 26, 2025
Language: English
Print Length: 53 pages
ISBN-13: 979-8985550351
5 Kid-Friendly Climate Habits from the Book
- Ditch disposables and use a lunchbox with a cloth napkin and real utensils.
- Ask for more veggies! Eating plant-based foods reduces your carbon footprint.
- Learn how to sew, so you can repair instead of purchasing new.
- Take a 5-minute shower — it helps reduce water and energy use.
- Start composting food scraps to reduce landfill waste.
Book Launch Highlights
We hosted a launch party on June 8, 2025, at the Farmington Land Trust! The event featured an outdoor book walk, climate bingo, collaborative art, and hands-on family fun.
Farmington Patch covered the event, with some terrific photos from Heather White/Heather Does Photo. Read their report >>
We’re in the News!
July 2025
WFSB featured our book illustrator Luna Hansen in their ‘Great Kids’ series!
June 2025
Asher Syed reviewed A Kid’s Guide to Climate Activism in Reader’s Favorite! Here’s a highlight from the review:
A Kid’s Guide to Climate Activism, by Kimberly Haidinger, is a welcome breath of fresh air in the world of environmental education… It’s direct, informative, and genuinely hopeful. The handmade feel of the illustrations by Luna Hansen gives the book a warmth and creativity that make the ideas inside feel more approachable, almost like a ‘zine’ made by a passionate friend. This isn’t just a how-to manual; it’s an invitation. Kids are treated as capable thinkers who can reflect on their decisions and take small steps that matter. It’s the kind of guide that doesn’t talk down but lifts up. Very highly recommended.
June 2025
Author Rebecca Siegel gives us 2 thumbs up! Here’s a bit of what she had to say:
Full of great information… I love how the vocabulary is broken down… and I love the art!