SPANISH FORT, Ala. — Prodisee Pantry has been named the latest beneficiary of proceeds from a series of books designed to help children cope with the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

More than one year after the largest oil spill in history wreaked havoc along the Gulf of Mexico’s coastal communities, book six in “The Boat House Buddies Deal with the Big Spill” series will use its nutritional theme to assist the nonprofit emergency food and assistance agency serving all of Baldwin County.

“Prodisee Pantry is close to all of our hearts because we see the good they do in the community, and we saw this as the perfect opportunity to incorporate a nutrition-and-exercise theme into the series in a way that can actually help target the problem,” Ilene Baskette said.

Baskette, who co-wrote the 10-book series with Karen Thomason, said “Reducing the Problem” will allow readers to witness “Lounging Lucy’s” transformation into “Lightning Lucy” by making some healthy changes in her life.

Melanie Houseknecht and Elva Simpson edited the books, while Cindy Allen illustrated the series. The project was launched, Baskette said, to not only educate children about the oil spill but also to raise funds for the recovery effort and honor those who lost their lives in the disaster.

Without giving away too much of the sixth book’s plot, Baskette said Lucy’s boat house buddies are so inspired by their friend’s plight that they incorporate the motivation and determination into thei plan for recovery.

Deann Servos, the pantry’s executive director, said being included in this project is “humbling.”

“Not only does this project benefit us, it will benefit the families who lost loved ones when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded,” she said.

In addition, Servos said the series should continue wide distribution across the county as Project Rebound continues to use the series as part of its arsenal of tools to help families deal with the spill’s aftermath.

The series creators will host their next book signing July 30 at LuLu’s at Homeport Marina in Gulf Shores.