How are you transferring your pictures to Shutterfly? One way is to use the "Media Browser" when asked to upload a pictures-- the dialog looks like this:

You can use the search feature to locate a particular photo, or scroll through the library. You've indicated you're using Yosemite which is a bit old, so your "Media Browser" may look different. You can also use the this Media Browser to go through albums to find the pictures you want. Using this browser method will load the edited image.
You can also drag the image thumbnail from the Photos window to the website, but it's not always clear what that does-- for me it exports the edited picture, but that may not be the way your version works-- dragging is iffy.
You can use File>Export>Export nn Photos to send edited pictures to a folder on the desktop, and then point the website to that folder.
Making Photo books seemed easier with the old iPhoto-- now you send the pictures to the company of your choice. If you control-click on a picture and choose "Create" it will send you to the App Store with suggestions of places that will take pictures from Photos and make books or calendars or whatever. I have used a company called Mpix, but I didn't use the Photos interface-- I sent the pictures to a folder and sent the folder to the company. You just have to see which company works best for you.