Leif's Gift

Name: Leif's Gift
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Michael Wang
ISBN: 9798897560752

Author: Michael Wang

Narrator: Kurt Kanazawa

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/01/2025

Categories: Children's Fiction, Science & Nature Stories, Children's Lifestyles, Animal Stories

Synopsis

A boy’s green thumb grows wild in this playful debut about the merriment and mishaps of collecting houseplants. 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. 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Natalie all_books_great_and_small on April 28, 2025

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers. Leifs Gift is an adorable children's picture book about a boys love of plants. He has such a passion for them; he know which ones need placing up high, which ones his pet tortoise......more

Goodreads review by Cassie on April 29, 2025

**This review is based on the ARC provided by NetGalley and the publishing company W. W. Norton and Company. All opinions are my own and an honest review.** I loved this book and think it's such a great story about the hobby of gardening and how immersed one can get in buying and caring for various p......more

Goodreads review by Donna on April 29, 2025

My review will be live on my blog - donnasbookblog - on 10th June 2025 - publication day! I thought that this was a wonderful book and lovely story! Leif's Gift is a really lovely children's picture book about a boy and his love of plants. It has some wonderful illustrations which help to bring the st......more

Goodreads review by Beau on April 08, 2025

I am reviewing an ARC I received via NetGalley. Leif's Gift is a charming, if fairly straightforward, narrative about a young boy whose love for (and collection of) plants grows and grows until one day, he finds his room has been completely overtaken by his thriving collection. Even as someone witho......more

Goodreads review by Jared on June 25, 2025

As someone who has "not enough" plants ( only 15? 16?) that have taken over one end of my living room, I approve of this book! I should also probably take Leif's advice and propagate some of them; then again, I kind of like that one plant has melded with the window blinds and another's tendrils are......more