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 plants in their home. As someone who loves and collects plants and who grew up in a family who are also plant enthusiasts, this book is a great one to help build bonds for children and their families over an interest. The story is very relatable and I found myself connecting to the character and his love for his plants and the accumulation of them, as I have an issue with buying more and more plants and running out of space for them! I would have loved this book as a child and it would have been such a great opportunity to read it and bond with my father, who is also a big-time gardener and loves hostas (perhaps hostas can be mentioned in the next book???? At least I hope there will be a sequel to this, i think it would be great!!)

I loved the various types of plants included in this book and that it did not just include very common or well-known plants! I loved the illustrations of them as well and think it helped to convey the story well. The only thing is that some of the words included in the book might be difficult for children to pronounce and will be especially difficult for them to read, but with an adult reading it or reading alongside the child, it should be fine. For a child growing up in a plant-loving home, these will likely not be new words to them anyways.

The concept of using cuttings from the plants and sharing them with people within the community is such a beautiful idea and shows how kindness goes a long way and can make someone's day. It's an act that children can actually do and is something that a class could do as a whole. I know some teachers have spider plants in their classroom and propagate the spider plant babies for their students to take home. This would be such a great book to read in a classroom. As a teacher and a plant-lover, I could see myself reading this to my class and talking about my interest in plants.

I also love the family dynamic, as the parents supported his interest and continued to give him plants despite the growing number of them. I also loved that they helped him to propagate all of them and worked together to do that and give them away. This is such a beautiful moment and reminds me of the many memories I have with my own father of us planting together and taking care of the garden. We have had discussions on propagating and given each other cuttings of our plants, so this book will hold a special place in my heart.

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 can't eat, how to care for them, etc. Until one day, he loses his watering can, and the watering of the plants becomes tricky and messy. Then his library book goes missing and then his pet tortoise. Leif realises he has too many plants and decides to propagate them. Once he dies this, he then gives them out as gifts at school, to neighbours, and even to customers in his parents' cafe. In doing so, he resolves his issue of too many plants and shares the beauty and joy of them with all around him, along with spreading kindness and love.
This is such a sweet story and has the cutest illustrations, and I loved the humour (Plantastic!). There's much for children to learn and take away from this bookand the back even has instructions on how to propagate your own plants.

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 story to life. The story is well planned out, it is well written and it has a great flow to the story. My daughter read it and really enjoyed the story.

We loved that Leif shared his plants and that they were able to bring beauty and joy to others and that they could go on living. It is a really positive story with a great ending and it also gives an insight in to the life of plants, something my daughter has recently been learning about at school so it was great timing for us and it has gone down in her reading log and she has recommended it to others at her primary school too. They think it is very cool that she has read a preview copy!

It is 5 stars from me for this one - very highly recommended!

Leif's Gift is a lovely book showcasing a little boys love for plants and how that love gets a little out of control. Leif's room is covered in plants, but one can never have to many plants... right? However, things start to go missing and Leif is running out of room to move around so something must be done! This was such a sweet story, and as a plant lover myself, I really appreciated how knowledgeable Leif is about all his plants. He researches what each plants needs to thrive and you can feel how much he loves his plants. I also love how Leif uses his mental toolbox to figure out a solution to his problem in the end and I'm sure his community loved it even more. Such a sweet story and a great example of problem solving for young readers!

Thank you to Negalley, W. W. Norton & Company, and Michael Wang for this e-ARC to review!

A great title about Leif who loves plants. Follow Leif as they water and care for all the plants in their house until they grow too big. Learn about propagating plants and sharing them with community. Great messaging about sharing and botany. The back of the book explains more about propagating. This could easily be incorporated into science lessons.

LOVED THIS! I loved teaching kids about plants and nature! My Nephew is going to love this one. I loved all of the art in this book, it really showed off the story.

Leif’s Gift is a wonderful children’s book. Gorgeously illustrated (the colour scheme, stunning!) we follow Leif, as his interest in plants grows and grows (excuse the pun).

I loved the addition of his pet turtle and the way he looks out for him making sure he doesn’t eat any poisonous leaves.

I like that this book not only teaches little ones to look after their plants and their pets but also how to propagate and that sharing is caring. My favourite illustration in the book is the apartment buildings with everyone enjoying their plants, so cute.

Netgalley ARC - I adore this! The art is so cute, and I'm in love with the tortoise named Hortus (short for horticulture?). The message of sharing and the endless joy of propagation is lovely.

I loved this book! This is a story about a little boy who has a passion. He loves plants so much, and his parents aren't happy about it, but Leif has so many plants in his room he can no longer find anything. But right when it's about to become a disaster, Leif discovers how much better it is to be able to share his passion with others.

Leif's Gift is a lighthearted story about a boy who loves plants. It is also a tale of knowing when enough is enough, and how to share. The author's notes at the end about plant propagation and plant safety could be useful in a science lesson. I enjoyed this story very much, and would buy a copy for my first grade classroom. The story is appropriate for K-2.

Thank you to W. W. Norton & Company and NetGalley for an advanced reader's copy of this title. Opinions expressed are my own.

This book did a great job of teaching about plants while also talking about the need to not keep everything and share will others. I loved the informational section included in the back of the book.

I found this book to be uninspiring and therefore I will not be recommending it to my fellow educators.

I have a lot of plants in my classroom and the children love taking care of them. This book was perfect to share with them and the illustrations meant they could recognise some familiar plants.

A very straight forward read with some interesting facts about plants and pets at the end.

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 without a green thumb it was clear from the beginning that this story would be going the "plant propagation and sharing with others" route, but that didn't put much of a damper on my appreciation of the book.

Detailed and lush plant illustrations, combined with the specific mention of many different types of plants and some of the ways one cares for them, adds richness and informational content to the basic story.

This would be a great read for families with children who are very interested in plant care or gardening; I could see it being a useful bridge from more general plant stories to nonfiction plant care guides and more informational texts.