Michael Wang

Happy Halloween from Leif & Hortus!

The reviews are in and LEIF’S GIFT got a couple of great ones.😅😅
Thanks BOOKLIST and KIRKUS!

I’m grateful to Summer Rayne Oakes for the shout out! Please check out all her amazing houseplant and horticultural work @homesteadbrooklyn and @flockfingerlakes on IG and YouTube!

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E149: A Passion for Plants: LEIF’S GIFT with Michael Wang Podcast Episode · Kidlit Love: Conversations with Picture Book, Middle Grade and YA Authors · 07/17/2025 · 29m

My episode on the KitLit Love podcast with Stephanie Affinito is officially out!

Come listen as we dive into the personal inspiration behind the book, my absolute love for plants and what they do for our Earth, the varied themes you’ll likely discover, and more!

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Celebrating the launch of Sarang Saves the School!

LEIF’S GIFT is now on audio, narrated by the talented @kurtkanazawa

Audiobooks are a fantastic way to help young readers follow along, improve comprehension, and build vocabulary. They’re also a wonderful support for children with reading challenges, making stories accessible for everyone!

The LEIF’S GIFT window display is officially up at Books of Wonder! It was truly a gift to install it, bringing my debut book, illustrated by the amazing Lenny Wen, and published by Norton Young Readers, to life. If you’re in the NYC area, please stop by and see the display in person!

❤️ 🙏

‪Check out these Most Anticipated Books of 2025
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Six Questions with Michael Wang Michael Wang is an author, designer, and avid plant enthusiast. His career began in graphic design, where he worked for many years before co-founding a design studio specializing in creating and curat...

Author @mwstories.bsky.social as grateful for the many ways in which members of the children’s community have helped him grow as a writer.
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My debut book, LEIF’S GIFT is officially out today, and that’s absolutely plantastic! I’m so grateful to the amazing Lenny Wen as my illustrator and Norton Young Readers as my publisher. LEIF’S GIFT is available wherever books are sold.

Check out my plant tour of the plants from my debut book, LEIF'S GIFT. Enjoy!

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Beautiful cover!

This aluminum 16ft-tall monument titled Dinosaur is perched atop NYC’s High Line and was created by artist Ivan Argote. Imagine if NYC pigeons were that big? Better the pigeons than the rats! 😆

#giantpigeon #highlinenyc #ivanargote #sculpture #publicartnyc

Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER!
#literacy #libraries #librarians

Bluesky is growing so fast it's racing to get hold of more servers, its COO says Bluesky's explosive growth to 21 million users has pushed the company's 20-person team into "firefighting mode," says COO Rose Wang.

An unnerving problem to have, but a good one.

Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.

(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).

The Tales Behind the Branding of 32 Storied Book Publishers Logos fight for center stage in the theatre of our attention — but not when we’re holding a book. Publishing houses tuck their marks away. Each book is an autonomous property, best known by its cover…

Once upon a time I researched the stories behind the logos of 32 book publishing houses.
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🥰 thank you Viviana!

Welcome to blue skies!

Yes, libraries are invaluable for their collections and public services they offer, but also social contact without the expectation to interact with anyone or spend any money is so important to so many people

'Wicked' defies gravity, if not time The movie adaptation of Wicked brings a pop superstar and Tony winner together for career-high performances.

Phew! Overall a positive review from #npr for the movie #wicked … can’t wait to see it. How about you?

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Thanks Judy! I really appreciate that. 😊

#idiom of the day…

Now that’s a mushroom! 🍄 Learn about the actual #fungi that inspired the magic #mushroom in #Aliceinwonderland . . .

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Yes please include me, thanks. @mwstories.bsky.social

It’s good to see you too! And thank you! 😊

Thank you Melissa!