Elizabeth Shreeve’s books for children celebrate the origins and diversity of life on Earth, combining well-researched science with kid-friendly narratives. She also explores the nature of friendship and community through poetry and short fiction. Elizabeth is the author of the award-winning Out of the Blue: How Animals Evolved from Prehistoric Seas (Candlewick Press, 2021) for which she has created videos and curriculum for kids and teachers. Upcoming books include The Upside-Down Book of Sloths, The Oddball Book of Armadillos, and Fast Feet, Big Brains: The Story of Human Origins (Norton Young Readers, 2023-2024). Elizabeth lives in northern California with her family, including Hector the PaleoDog.
Open to work for hire and IP work in board books, picture books, chapter books, and middle grade. Special interests in picture book nonfiction, middle grade nonfiction, Earth history and biodiversity, and evolution.
