Hi! Welcome to 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 the literacy program coordinator for two elementary schools, so I look for ways to show my students how fun words can be. I hope that comes through in my stories. I write picture books, humorous poems, and middle grade.
I’m originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan, but now live with my wife, daughter, and our 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 activities is exploring the world and learning about different cultures. I studied in India, Mexico, and Antarctica before becoming an international teacher in Thailand and Honduras. I aspire to write stories that connect kids with the diversity of the world, but are also wildly fun.
I was selected for 2025’s PB Rising Stars Mentorship Program and had an amazing mentorship with author Laura Gehl. We worked on 14 picture books which are listed in the manuscripts section of this website along with a middle grade book I’m still working on.
I recently sold two poems to Highlights High Five and have had work acquired by Little Thoughts Press, The School Magazine, Spaceports & Spidersilk, and The Dirigible Balloon. I was a 2025 Kid Lit Chuckle Challenge winner and have had some success 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 that I’m very grateful for.
Thank you for visiting my site! I invite you to stay and look around.
Mike Flowers OAQs (Occasionally Asked Questions):
What’s your favorite book? The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain.
What’s your favorite video game? The Legend of Zelda.
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!
Why aren’t you better at pickleball? I haven’t played it…yet.
What time is it right now? It’s 2:15 pm, but that’s likely to change soon.
Would you rather have a pet Tyrannosaurus rex, or a pet Sabre-toothed Tiger? That’s easy, a pet goldfish.
What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream? Raspberry sherbet.
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.
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.
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.