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Esmé Shapiro

ESMÉ SHAPIRO grew up in Laurel Canyon, California and Ontario, Canada, and is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. Her previous picture books include Ooko, which was nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award in 2016, Alma and the Beast, Carol and the Pickle-Toad and, most recently, My Self, Your Self, which has received two starred reviews. Esmé also illustrated Yak and Dove by Kyo Maclear, Eliza: The Story of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton by Margaret McNamara and A Garden of Creatures by Sheila Heti. She has exhibited at the Society of Illustrators, and her work has been featured in Taproot and Plansponsor magazines. Esmé lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband, Daniel, and their two dogs.
Roy Is Not a Dog
Eliza: The Story of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
My Self, Your Self
A Garden of Creatures
Carol and the Pickle-Toad
Alma and the Beast
Yak and Dove
Ooko

Books

Roy Is Not a Dog
Eliza: The Story of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
My Self, Your Self
A Garden of Creatures
Carol and the Pickle-Toad
Alma and the Beast
Yak and Dove
Ooko

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