A new book from Erin Silver: Good Food, Bad Waste

Good Food, Bad Waste by Erin Silver, illustrated by Suharu Ogawa

A deep dive into why humans waste so much food and the consequences for people and the planet

Around the world, a billion tons of food gets thrown away every year, even when hundreds of millions of people suffer from hunger. A lot of what we don't eat ends up rotting in landfills which contributes to global warming. The good news is that many governments, communities and individuals are working hard to tackle this giant problem. You can be part of the solution, starting in your own home—and working together, we can decrease our overall waste and make sure all people have food security. Plus, by reducing food waste, we can also fight climate change!

With inspiring profiles of food-waste activists and tasty tidbits on things like best-before dates, Good Food, Bad Waste offers much food for thought.

Good Food, Bad Waste is available from Orca Books here.

For information about submitting to Orca Books, see here.

Erin Silver is a children’s author and freelance writer with nearly 20 years of professional industry experience. Her work has appeared in Good Housekeeping, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Today's Parent, Chatelaine, and The Washington Post, among others.

Erin has five books previous out: Just Watch Me (Common Deer Press), a middle grade novel about the perils of the online age; What Kids Did: Stories of Kindness and Invention in the Time of COVID-19 (Second Story Press), a nonfiction picture book about the amazing ways kids around the world helped during the pandemic; and Proud to Play (Lorimor), featuring outstanding Canadian LGBTQ+ athletes and allies who have made a difference.

Plus, she has two more books that came out in 2022: Sitting Shiva (Orca Books), a picture book about a child grieving his mother, and Rush Hour: Navigating Our Global Traffic Jam (Orca), a nonfiction book for kids 9–12. More books are on the way.

Erin has a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction from King's College in Halifax, a postgraduate journalism degree from Ryerson University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto. She's a member of IBBY, The Writers Union of Canada, CANSCAIP and SCBWI. She’s a frequent and much-loved guest speaker at Brian Henry’s Kid Lit classes and workshops. Visit her at erinsilver.ca

See Brian Henry’s upcoming weekly writing classes, one-day workshops, and weekend retreats here.