Eon
My Pet Tardigrade
$44.93
- Hardcover
56 pages
- Release Date
9 September 2026
Summary
Meet Eon, your own pet tardigrade, and discover the endless possibilities of his tiny world in this scientifically sweet picture book featuring incredible cut paper artwork.
Meet Eon, the tardigrade, and a curious kid who does her most-est to make this microscopic superhero a home. From a Governor General Literary Award-winning illustrator comes a poignant picture book about the tiniest pet imaginable, featuring incredible paper artwork and a beautiful foldout page.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781774880418 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1774880415 |
| Author: | Nell Jocelyn, Cybele Young |
| Publisher: | Tundra Books |
| Imprint: | Tundra Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 56 |
| Release Date: | 9 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 261mm |
| Audience Age: | 3-7 |
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Critics Review
PRAISE FOR Eon: My Pet Tardigrade
“Young and Jocelyn’s triumphant tardigrade tribute delights with confident graphite drawings, delicate paper-made sculptures and a stirring sense of astonishment.” —STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly
”[T]he artists’ techniques makes plain the lengths to which each went to create this book’s paper sculptures, appreciation for which has no age ceiling. A higher-order if-you-love-something-set-it-free story.” —Kirkus Reviews
“This beautifully illustrated picture book follows a child on an imaginative journey of discovery… . An artful creation; this title is a good tool for learning about tardigrades or having an SEL discussion.” —School Library Journal
“The delightfully absurd premise blends STEM concepts with imaginative play and encourages curiosity about the microscopic world… . A whimsical picture book that blends scientific curiosity with creative play, elevated by clever mixed-media artwork.” —Booklist
“This enthralling picture book has several potential audiences… . Anyone, young or old, interested in outstanding picture book art, paper sculpture and the combination of pencil drawing with collage-influenced composition, will love this book.” —Imaginary Elevators
“As small as Eon, the tardigrade, is, Eon: My Pet Tardigrade tells a big story. It’s a story of scientific discovery, creativity and benevolence. It’s seeing what is almost not seen and educating oneself to help guide one’s actions.” —CanLit for LittleCanadians
Nell Jocelyn
CYB LE YOUNG
Cyb le Young is an award-winning children’s author, illustrator, and multidisciplinary artist whose work spans books, sculpture, film, and installation. Cyb le won the 2011 Governor General’s Award for Illustration for Ten Birds, her first self-authored picture book. Her other critically acclaimed titles include Nancy Knows, winner of the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, Some Things I’ve Lost, and The Queen’s Shadow: A Story About How Animals See.
NELL JOCELYN
Nell Jocelyn is a New York City-based cut paper artist. A graduate of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Nell was also the recipient of the Visual Arts and the Photography Prizes from YoungArts New York. Alongside her mother, award-winning author and illustrator Marthe Jocelyn, Nell co-created the picture books Where Do You Look? and Ones and Twos.
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