![]() I spent most of my childhood summers in Leland, a small town on the state’s little finger, where my family has a small cottage on Lake Michigan. If you squint, Michigan can look like a hand. I was thinking of my hometown when I decided to write a book about autumn called Wonderfall. It took closer to an hour to walk to the Michigan football stadium where I spent many beautiful Saturday afternoons with my friends. I grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it seemed significant to me that my name and my state’s name had the same first four letters.ĭuring the school year, I went to a laboratory school on the University of Michigan campus, which was about a half hour walk from my home. Michael lives with his wife, Debra Kelley, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ![]() ![]() Michael Hall is the author/illustrator of The New York Times bestseller, My Heart Is Like a Zoo, as well as the critically acclaimed Perfect Square, It’s an Orange Aardvark, Red: A Crayon’s Story, and Frankencrayon.īefore becoming a children’s author, Michael was an award-winning graphic designer whose work has been widely recognized for its simple and engaging approach. ![]()
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