{"product_id":"a-garden-of-creatures-9780735268814","title":"A Garden of Creatures","description":"\u003cb\u003eA tender and deeply moving picture book about loss and the big questions it leaves behind from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Sheila Heti and acclaimed illustrator Esmé Shapiro.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its meditative text, endearing illustrations and life-affirming message, \u003ci\u003eA Garden of Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how the interconnectedness of nature and the sweetness of friendship can be a warm embrace even in the darkest times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHEILA HETI\u003c\/b\u003e is the internationally acclaimed author of the novel \u003ci\u003eMotherhood\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and named a Best Book of the Year by\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She also wrote \u003ci\u003eHow Should a Person Be?\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book as well as the story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eTicknor\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Trillium Book Award. She was a lead writer and editor for the anthology \u003ci\u003eWomen in Clothes\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and was named one of \"The New Vanguard\" by the\u003ci\u003e New York Times;\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eESMÉ SHAPIRO\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eOoko\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award in 2016, as well as \u003ci\u003eAlma and the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, which received two starred reviews, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eCarol and the Pickle-Toad\u003c\/i\u003e. Esmé also illustrated \u003ci\u003eYak and Dove\u003c\/i\u003e by Kyo Maclear and \u003ci\u003eEliza: The Story of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e by Margaret McNamara. She has exhibited at The Society of Illustrators, and her work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eTaproot\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlansponsor\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. Currently she and her dog, Chebini Brown, live in New York's Hudson Valley.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tundra Books (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615184130322,"sku":"9780735268814","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_77cb8786-3e04-410e-8cbc-7201bd369c6c.jpg?v=1732477462","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-garden-of-creatures-9780735268814","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}