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

Roy Is Not a Dog

Esmé Shapiro and Daniel Newell Kaufman
Eliza: The Story of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton

Eliza: The Story of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton

Margaret McNamara; illustrated by Esmé Shapiro; afterword by Phillipa Soo
My Self, Your Self

My Self, Your Self

Esmé Shapiro
A Garden of Creatures

A Garden of Creatures

Sheila Heti; illustrated by Esmé Shapiro
Carol and the Pickle-Toad Alma and the Beast

Alma and the Beast

Esmé Shapiro
Yak and Dove

Yak and Dove

Kyo Maclear; illustrated by Esmé Shapiro
Ooko

Ooko

Esmé Shapiro