My Self, Your Self by Esmé Shapiro
My Self, Your Self by Esmé Shapiro
My Self, Your Self by Esmé Shapiro

My Self, Your Self by Esmé Shapiro

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Ages: 3–7 years

Follow along with lovable forest creatures as they discover what a self is and what makes each of us unique.

Your self is the only self you have, and my self is not your self . . . but what is a self? Whatever it is, it’s what makes you you!

From the way you button your coat to the way you tap your toes, from the top of your head to your adorable tummy, there are so many reasons to love your self, and so many reasons to be loved. Join a group of endearing forest creatures as they bake and eat cranberry-butter-pie muffins, sing silly songs at bathtime and stop to smell the chestnut-nettle roses, all the while exploring their individuality. This joyously affirming picture book from the inimitable Esmé Shapiro encourages the youngest readers to get to know and love and be kind to their wonderful selves and the equally wonderful selves around them.

Esmé Shapiro was born in Los Angeles, California. most of her childhood was spent roaming around the dry brush and blossomed succulents in Laurel Canyon. In 2010, she ventured east to attend the Rhode Island school of design in Providence, Rhode Island. She now splits her time between the Hudson Valley and New York City. Her favorite place to paint is in her studio at her farm house in the Catskills, where she surrounds herself with many animals and flowers. She lives with her husband, Daniel Kaufman, who is a filmmaker, and their two scruffy dogs, Chebini and Olympia. She will never say no to a bagel.

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 exhibited at The Society of Illustrators and her work has been featured in Taproot, Quill and Quire, and Plansponsor Magazines. Her first book, OOKO, was nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award and was # 1 on the National Post Best Seller's List.

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Esmé Shapiro

Esmé was born in Los Angeles, California. most of her childhood was spent roaming around the dry brush and blossomed succulents in Laurel Canyon. In 2010, she ventured east to attend the Rhode Island school of design in Providence, Rhode Island. She now splits her time between the Hudson Valley and New York City. Her favorite place to paint is in her studio at her farm house in the Catskills, where she surrounds herself with many animals and flowers. She lives with her husband, Daniel Kaufman, who is a filmmaker, and their two scruffy dogs, Chebini and Olympia. She will never say no to a bagel.

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 exhibited at The Society of Illustrators and her work has been featured in Taproot, Quill and Quire, and Plansponsor Magazines. Her first book, OOKO, was nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award and was # 1 on the National Post Best Seller's List.

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