ABOUT THE ARTIST

Kelly Mrocki is an Author/Illustrator, Artist and Soap Maker. She has had many years experience in the Early Childhood sector teaching children about the importance of caring for our Environment.  
Kelly has published 3 x children's books - 'The Girl Who Saved The Frogs', The Boy Who Saved The Whale', and 'Ew Yuck'. If you would like Kelly to come and read at your kindergarten or school, please contact her via the email address provided.
The Girl Who Saved The Frogs was announced Winner of the Community category at the Victorian Premier's Sustainability Awards 2018.  This is in recognition of Kelly's Community involvement with Kindergartens and Early Learning Centres across Victoria
Kelly was presented with a Higgins Achievement Award in 2018 by The Hon Kelly O'Dwyer MP

The Artisan Soap range was developed over years of practice using products from Kelly's vegetable garden in line with her sustainable practices. These soaps tie back to Kelly's first children's book 'The Girl Who Saved The Frogs' which was published in 2013. This book encourages people to look after their local waterways by reducing waste and the use of chemicals in their cleaning products.
Kelly has been working closely with local cafes to recycle their used cooking oil into an eco soap range. By re-using this waste product and turning it into a biodegradable soap means there is less oil in our waterways. This soap is now available online and in participating cafes. Check out Habitat Cafe and Two Doors Brewing in Ashburton.

              
                                                                                                  It's only early days yet....

Kelly currently runs a local community group called Love Our Street 3146. This group actively picks up rubbish in the local community once a month for one hour. Collected rubbish is logged with Beach Patrol Australia to take note of the types of rubbish on our streets and how much has been prevented from reaching our waterways and oceans. If this is something you would like to be a part of in your community, check the Beach Patrol Australia website for participating Love Our Street Suburbs. 
 

ABOUT THE BOOKS

The Girl Who Saved The Frogs: is about a family of frogs that start to get sick as their waterways become polluted. That is until a little girl comes along and helps to clean up the mess. 
This book is great for young readers as it inspires children to actively take part in looking after our environment and the animals that live there.
The Boy Who Saved The Whale: tells the story of a whale that was placed in a bathtub and cared for like a pet. Slowly the whale starts to become sad and unwell, so a little boy takes initiative and returns the whale to its natural home. 
This book gently teaches children about the importance of keeping our wild animals in the wild, and not in a man made environment.
Ew Yuck: A compost worm with an identity crisis. He knows he has an important job, but he is not sure what it is. He tries to befriend humans, but they always call him 'Ew Yuck' and put him back in the garden. This is until 2 children come along and help him to understand his true purpose in life.
This book shows children that although some creatures may not be cute and cuddly, they still deserve our love and respect for the important jobs they have in our world.
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