Hello! Thank you for visiting my website.

My name is Mike Flowers and I write children’s literature. I became interested in it through a combination of Reading Rainbow, hip-hop, and comic books. I’m a literacy program coordinator, so I believe reading is some of the best fun you can have. I hope that comes through in my stories! I write picture books, poems, and middle grade.

I’m originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan, but now live with my wife, daughter, and two cats in Marco Island, Florida. I have a Bachelors degree in Communication from Michigan State University and a Masters in Teaching with a concentration in social studies from the University of Southern California.

One of my favorite things is exploring the world and learning about the different cultures. I studied abroad a lot, then became an international teacher. I aspire to write stories that connect readers to the history and diversity of the world, but also stories that are just silly fun.

I’ve been published in The Dirigible Balloon, and have recently been accepted for publication in Highlights High Five, The School Magazine, and Spaceports & Spidersilk. I’ve placed and/or earned honorable mentions in Susanna Hill’s Annual Holiday Writing Contest, The Valentiny Contest, 50 Precious Words, Spring Fling, and PB Party. I’m a member of SCBWI, 12x12 Challenge, and three awesome critique groups.

Thank you very much for visiting my site! I invite you to stay and look around.

Mike Flowers OAQs (Occasionally Asked Questions):

  1. What’s your favorite book? The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain.

  2. What’s your favorite video game? The Legend of Zelda.

  3. You enjoy playing basketball, why aren’t you better at it? That’s a hurtful question, but the truth is, I haven’t practiced enough. And besides, it’s just fun to get out there!

  4. Why aren’t you better at pickleball? I haven’t played it…yet.

  5. What time is it right now? It’s 2:15 pm, but that’s likely to change soon.

  6. Would you rather have a pet Tyrannosaurus rex, or a pet Sabre-toothed Tiger? That’s easy, a pet goldfish.

  7. What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream? Raspberry sherbet.

  8. Why did you answer “raspberry sherbet” for the previous question when you know full well that sherbet and ice cream are not the same thing?

    I sometimes like to put silly answers in OAQs.

  9. Would you rather have a spaceship, or a time machine? Time machine because I could travel to the past, be the first to discover gold, then take all that gold to the future where I could buy a spaceship and have both.

  10. Will you be super disappointed if you get to that spaceship dealership in the future and they don’t let you buy a spaceship because you don’t have a valid spaceship license? Yes.