Hope Unleashed is a comic book about moving from climate anxiety to climate action, and about people in Nova Scotia working to make a difference.

Maude (the dog) and Feebee (the cat) come to the rescue of Patrick (the person), who is in a funk about the rapid warming of the earth, the death of so many species, and the worsening pollution of the environment. So Maude and Feebee decide to go exploring to see how they can help. Antigonish artist Sara avMaat says of creating her comic book: “Facing my own climate anxiety and getting informed about the many people and organizations who are making a difference in Nova Scotia has been a real learning journey for me.”

Sara’s book—which is highly appealing to both children and adults—will make you laugh and will make you cry. Above all, it will make you sit up and take notice.

20% donated to Ecology Action Centre and NS Nature Trust

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Sara avMaat grew us pi New Brunswick. After settling into a career as a physiotherapist, she began attending art college, sometimes part time, and eventually emerged with a BFA from NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Now retired from physiotherapy, but not from art making, she lives with her partner, Beth in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia. Hope Unleashed is her first comic