Kate Finney grew up among familiar trees on the outskirts of Philadelphia. She is the recipient of Vassar’s Ann E. Imbrie Prize for Excellence in Fiction Writing. She splits her time between Brooklyn and an island in Maine. 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. Shapiro 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. Shapiro lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband, Daniel, and their two dogs.

One of New York Magazine / The Strategist's Best New Books for Kids Published in 2025! “Beautiful, poetic, and captivating.”

Kate Finney grew up among familiar trees on the outskirts of Philadelphia. She is the recipient of Vassar’s Ann E. Imbrie Prize for Excellence in Fiction Writing. She splits her time between Brooklyn and an island in Maine. 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. Shapiro 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. Shapiro lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband, Daniel, and their two dogs.

One of New York Magazine / The Strategist's Best New Books for Kids Published in 2025! “Beautiful, poetic, and captivating.”

Kate Finney grew up among familiar trees on the outskirts of Philadelphia. She is the recipient of Vassar’s Ann E. Imbrie Prize for Excellence in Fiction Writing. She splits her time between Brooklyn and an island in Maine. 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. Shapiro 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. Shapiro lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband, Daniel, and their two dogs.

One of New York Magazine / The Strategist's Best New Books for Kids Published in 2025! “Beautiful, poetic, and captivating.”