Carol and the Pickle-Toad
Carol is tired of listening to her bossy toad hat -- until a pigeon carries it away! This delightful picture book from Ooko creator Esmé Shapiro is a quirky and funny fable about overcoming self-doubt and finding your inner voice.
In the big city, people wear all kinds of hats. Not everyone wears a toad as a hat, but some people do . . . and some of those toad hats can be VERY bossy! Carol has always followed the orders of her demanding toad hat at the expense of her own inner voice. But when her toad hat is plucked away by a pigeon, how will Carol know what to do? After spending so long being told what to eat…
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
Esmé Shapiro and Daniel Newell Kaufman
Eliza: The Story of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
Margaret McNamara; illustrated by Esmé Shapiro; afterword by Phillipa Soo
My Self, Your Self
Esmé Shapiro
A Garden of Creatures
Sheila Heti; illustrated by Esmé Shapiro
Carol and the Pickle-Toad
Esmé Shapiro
Alma and the Beast
Esmé Shapiro
Yak and Dove
Kyo Maclear; illustrated by Esmé Shapiro