The Quacky Rappy Trash Book

In The Quacky Rappy Trash Book we meet Rappy Duck, an unusual duck who is unhappy about the piles of garbage that people throw around his lake and everywhere in nature. One day, hit on his head by a plastic bag with breadcrumbs, Rappy Duck strikes an extraordinary friendship with a young schoolgirl, Nora. Together, through rhymes and amusing encounters, they tell and show us how we can all participate in sorting and recycling our trash.

Lotte Salling is a Danish author, born in 1964. She has written over 50 books, especially children's rhyme books. In the past two decades, she has worked on children's books and reading projects at hundreds of schools and kindergartens all over Denmark. In particular, she has worked on the Dialogic Reading method, which focuses on involving children in rhymes as well as engaging them in conversation about the content of the texts. This has resulted in several books wherein she tackles topics that are normally difficult for children which she renders interesting and easier for them to read.

Signe Gabriel is a Danish illustrator and visual communicator. Working in both traditional and digital media, she produces colorful illustrations full of details and memorable characters. Her work includes children's picture books as well as visuals for public campaigns, packaging design, boardgames, educational material and editorial, focusing on creating visual material that is fun, fresh, captivating, engaging and instructive. Signe has a bachelor's degree in visual communication from the University of Malmö, Sweden, and a master's degree in cognitive semiotics from the University of Aarhus, Denmark.