{"product_id":"eon-my-pet-tardigrade","title":"Eon: My Pet Tardigrade","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho ambles and plods like a bear and is the tiniest tickle in the palm of a hand?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEon, that’s who! Eon is a tardigrade (also known as a water bear or a moss piglet). When an inquisitive girl discovers him while looking through her microscope, she’s captivated — and decides she wants to take care of him. But what does a tardigrade need? A table, a chair or maybe a rug? What about a swing, a ferris wheel or a rocket? Using paper, scissors and her imagination, this aspiring young artist and scientist creates mini habitats for Eon and learns the secrets of this fascinatingly resilient creature along the way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing intricate paper sculpture from Cybele Young and cut paper art from collaborator Nell Jocelyn, this playful and touching tale of a tardigrade  is a loving reminder that sometimes the best way of caring for someone is letting go . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCYBÈLE YOUNG\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an award-winning children’s author, illustrator and multidisciplinary artist whose work spans books, sculpture, film and installation. Cybèle won the 2011 Governor General’s Award for Illustration for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTen Birds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, her first self-authored picture book, and her other critically acclaimed titles include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNancy Knows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, winner of the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome Things I’ve Lost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Queen’s Shadow: A Story About How Animals See\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNELL JOCELYN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere Do You Look?\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnes and Twos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003eAuthor\/\u003c\/span\u003eIllustrator: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eCybèle Young with Nell Jocelyn (Local Torontonians!)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003eFormat: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__value\"\u003eBoard Book\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003eProduct dimensions: 56\u003cspan\u003e pages, 10.38in x 10.38 x 0.47 in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003ePublished: \u003cspan\u003eAug 11, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan\u003eTundra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__value\"\u003eRecommended for ages 3-7.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49690541097216,"sku":"9781774880418","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/1937\/9100\/files\/9781774880418_eon-my-pet-tardigrade-playful-minds-toronto-canada.jpg?v=1788634483","url":"https:\/\/playfulmindstoys.ca\/products\/eon-my-pet-tardigrade","provider":"Playful Minds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}