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Lenny Wen is a children’s book author and illustrator born and raised in Indonesia. She has illustrated books such as Linda Sue Park's SMILING EYES and Megan McDonald's FAIRY DOOR DIARIES series. She also wrote and illustrated her own books, such as SPICY SPICY HOT! and WOLFGANG IN THE MEADOW. When she is not drawing or writing, you can find her staring at trees, doodling bears, or walking in the woods with her dog. She currently lives in the countryside of Austria.

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	How We Say I Love You by Nicole Chen (Goodreads Author), Lenny Wen (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 512 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Friends by Margaret Aitken (Goodreads Author), Lenny Wen (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.61 avg rating — 367 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wolfgang in the Meadow 4.19 avg rating — 361 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Halloween is Coming! by Cal Everett, Lenny Wen (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 348 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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