Esmé Shapiro is an illustrator and author of books for children.
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.
Esmé's books are filled with creatres both real an imaginary, and her style has a tenderness that lets young readers easily connect and join her on adventures.
ESMÉ SHAPIRO grew up in Laurel Canyon, California and Ontario, Canada. Currently she and her dog, Chebini Brown, split their time between Brooklyn and New York’s Hudson Valley. 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 and Plansponsor magazines. Ooko is her very first picture book.