# A Garden of Creatures - Hardcover

by **Sheila Heti** (Author), **Esmé Shapiro** (Illustrator)

**A tender and deeply moving picture book about loss and the big questions it leaves behind from _New York Times_ bestselling author Sheila Heti and acclaimed illustrator Esmé Shapiro.**

Two bunnies and a cat live happily together in a beautiful garden. But when the big bunny passes away, the little bunny is unsure how to fill the void she left behind. A strange dream prompts her to begin asking questions: Why do the creatures we love have to die, and where do we go when we die? How come life works this way? With the wisdom of the cat to guide her, the little bunny learns that missing someone is a way of keeping them close. And together they discover that the big bunny is a part of everything around them -- the grass, the air, the leaves -- for the world is a garden of creatures.

With its meditative text, endearing illustrations and life-affirming message, _A Garden of Creatures_ reveals how the interconnectedness of nature and the sweetness of friendship can be a warm embrace even in the darkest times.

### Author Biography

**SHEILA HETI** is the internationally acclaimed author of the novel _Motherhood_, which was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and named a Best Book of the Year by the _New York Times_, _Vulture_, _NPR_, and _Chicago Tribune_, among others. She also wrote _How Should a Person Be?_, which was named a _New York Times_ Notable Book as well as the story collection _The Middle Stories_ and the novel _Ticknor_, which was a finalist for the Trillium Book Award. She was a lead writer and editor for the anthology _Women in Clothes_, a _New York Times_ bestseller and was named one of "The New Vanguard" by the _New York Times;_ a list of fifteen women writers from around the world who are "shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century." Her books have been translated into twenty-two languages. Sheila lives in Toronto.

**ESMÉ SHAPIRO** grew up in Laurel Canyon, California and Ontario, Canada. A graduate of The Rhode Island School of Design, Esmé is a past recipient of both the Nancy Lee Rhodes Roberts Scholarship and The SILA West 53 Gold Award-Phillip Hayes Scholarship. She has previously written and illustrated _Ooko_, which was nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award in 2016, as well as _Alma and the Beast_, which received two starred reviews, and, most recently, _Carol and the Pickle-Toad_. Esmé also illustrated _Yak and Dove_ by Kyo Maclear and _Eliza: The Story of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton_ by Margaret McNamara. She has exhibited at The Society of Illustrators, and her work has been featured in _Taproot_ and _Plansponsor_ magazines. Currently she and her dog, Chebini Brown, live in New York's Hudson Valley.

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 10.1 x 8.5 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** May 10, 2022

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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