Lenny Wen – illustratör

For fans of Dear Girl and Guess How Much I Love You, this picture book celebrates the joys of early childhood and all the first-time experiences that are exciting for parents and children, including beach days, befriending the family dog, story time on the couch, and so much more! This book feels like a giant hug and makes the ideal gift for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduation, and baby showers! The sweet lyrical text reminds readers that their parents’ love will always stay with them, no matter where they are. When you were new, there were things you didn’t know.The magic of being new is experiencing the world for the first time, learning that cuddles smell different at the beach—like coconut, salt, and sand—or realizing it’s hard to pick raspberries without eating at least one. Get swept up in the magic and wonder of seeing the world through the eyes of a child, and treasure the perfect, golden moments you share together.Jennifer Harris’s lyrical and achingly precise text and Lenny Wen’s heartwarming illustrations celebrate that special love and connection between you and your new one.

A little ghost with big dreams learns to define success on his own terms in a spookily satisfying story for our times from Lenny Wen. Everything in the meadow, from hugging the trees to stargazing with friends, fills Wolfgang with joy.His ambition, though, is to become the great spirit of the Dark Castle. So Wolfgang strives to perfect his spooking skills, practicing day and night. When Wolfgang wins the honor of haunting the shadowy halls, he is very good at it…but if being a great spirit means leaving his beloved meadow behind, is it good for him?

Unexpected—and decidedly peculiar—events interrupt Pippo’s familiar routine in this thrilling and reassuring story about finding the inner resources to weather uncertainty and meet unanticipated challenges in topsy-turvy times. Tick-tick, gurgle-glug, clickety-clack. Pippo treasures the regular noises of his cozy lifestyle. Until one morning—splosh-splash, drizzle-drip, clink, clank, CREAK!—strange new sounds disrupt his comfortable, well-ordered life. Soon the unwilling Pippo is on an unpredictable journey that may alter the rhythm of his days forever!Pippo’s enthralling adventure will delight young audiences. Readers contending with their own changes, big and small, will cheer as Pippo finds his own way to thrive in even the most peculiar of circumstances.

ALA NOTABLE BOOK From Newbery Medalist and bestselling author Linda Sue Park comes a joyous and inclusive celebration of eyes—showcasing the variety of Asian eye shapes and hues—in lively rhyming text ideal for sharing with any child.For an enthusiastic little boy, an ordinary day is filled with the joys and surprises of seeing and being seen. All around him, people are using their eyes: big eyes, small eyes, eyes that are open wide, or shut tight, or even winking! With irresistible rhymes and warm, inviting art, this ode to eyes by Linda Sue Park and Lenny Wen will delight the youngest of readers.

Leif lives above his parents’ café, and his green thumb has turned his bedroom into a jungle. Begonias, ferns, ivy, peperomias—his plants twist and twine around the furniture and creep and crawl across the walls. Leif’s parents worry he’s gone overboard but Leif knows he can never have too many houseplants. But then important things begin to go missing in the overgrowth, and Leif must find a way to make his plants a little less—and maybe share a little more.Bursting with Lenny Wen’s lush, charming illustrations, Leif’s Gift is a whimsical and delightful celebration of a young boy’s passions that reminds us that the best gifts we give are the ones we grow.

From the internationally bestselling author of the Judy Moody and Stink series comes the first in a sparkling series about a girl whose love for magic and fairy folk takes her on enchanting adventures.Stepping through a teeny-tiny door under the stairs, Eliza is transported to a world with a tangerine sun and lemon-pudding sky, a place where flower fairies perch on every bloom. But when Eliza tries to pick a strangely beautiful flower from beyond the hedgerow, things soon go terribly awry. Eliza accidentally awakens the Demon Wind and a wicked witches' curse. With the fairies and their flowers in danger of fading, Eliza must go on a quest to save her friends. But can she make it in time?

Eliza's second adventure on the other side of the fairy door is packed with tricks, pranks and mischievous hobgoblins – an enchanting tale by the award-winning author of the Judy Moody series.What’s that? Eliza hears faint music coming from behind the teeny-tiny fairy door in her room. So she presses her ear to the door and – shwoosh! –is whisked into the red, rocky land of hobgoblins, leaving behind her messy room and her mother's orders to clean up! Luckily, Eliza discovers that the pointy-hatted hobs love to play, love a mess and can grant wishes.But when she wishes that Hobby, Nobby and Tobby would help clean her room, she learns that what hobgoblins actually love is playing tricks. Maybe Eliza needs to play a trick of her own to put an end to their mischief-making...

A moving, lyrical picture book ode to codeswitching about a young Korean American child who must reconcile the outgoing, confident mother they see at home with the mother who is shy and reticent outside the house.When a young Korean American boy goes to a new school, he catches himself acting differently, shy and uncomfortable in the new environment. To his surprise, he notices his mom doing the same thing! Outside Mom wears plain, practical clothes. Inside Mom loves her sparkly shirt. Outside Mom is quiet and likes to listen. But Inside Mom is full of stories and jokes! But when does Inside Mom come…outside?