When you ask Michelle Wang’s youngest daughter what her mother does, she proudly tells you that her mom is an author and an aloe farmer. The author part is true – her new picture book Oma’s Bag has just come out. But what amuses Wang about this description is the overstated focus on aloe farming (the family has a hyperactive, overachieving aloe plant that regularly needs to be repotted to propagate its never-ending supply of aloe pups) and how her daughter omits entirely Wang’s primary occupation of elementary teacher.
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Kids Storytime with Guest Author Michelle Wang
Tune in to watch a “Kid’s Storytime” featuring guest author, Michelle Wang! As autumn came to a close, Michelle shared her book “It Must Be Autumn”.
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My Entertainment World, Author Spotlight Series: Michelle Wang
The Author Spotlight Series shines a light on writers creating heartfelt and original work across genres, giving them an opportunity to talk about their books and why they do what they do.
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Fresh Air with Ismaila Alfa
Author Michelle Wang talks about her new children’s book Oma’s Bag, which tells the story of a grandmother who’s starting to experience memory loss and how her grand-kids respond, and the lessons that adults in this situation can learn from their children.
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Kids Book Read Aloud | It Must Be Autumn 🍁
Follow along with this reading of It Must Be Autumn (with animation)!
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童书作家王名萱帮助孩子理解失智症 | OMNI News Mandarin
加拿大阿兹海默症的罹患率正在逐年上升。但在亚裔社区，失智症更是很多家庭不愿谈论的话题。而多伦多华裔儿童书作家王名萱, Michelle Wang, 她以自己家庭的真实故事为素材，创作了一本儿童绘本书《OMA’S BAG》，帮助孩子理解失智症, 以及如何用积极的心态拥抱患病的家人。请看杨捷的报道。
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多市華裔作家創作兒童繪本講解失智症 | OMNI News Cantonese
加拿大患有阿茲海默症的比率正在逐年上升，而在亞裔社區，失智症是許多家庭不願談論的話題。多倫多華裔兒童書作家王名萱Michelle Wang，以自己家庭的真實故事為素材，創作了一本兒童繪本書《OMA’S BAG》，幫助孩子理解失智症，以及如何用積極的心態擁抱患病的家人。
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Oma’s Bag on CTV ‘Your Morning’ January 15 2025
Author Michelle Wang and eldest son Jeffrey Lim described the origins of Oma’s bag, a light hearted book about a young family navigating a diagnosis of dementia in their family.
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Auburn Lane
Oma’s Bag is a beautiful and touching story geared towards helping children navigate an Alzheimer’s diagnosis of a loved one and learn how to embrace it. Children’s book author and school teacher Michelle Wang, has a gentle and loving approach to help families with young children.
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Oma’s Bag by Michelle Wang heartens families grappling with dementia
The touching story offers an empathetic approach to talking about Alzheimer’s disease with children
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157 Chinese American Books for Kids and Teens
The Chinese immigrant experience is one with a long history in America resulting in becoming the largest Asian population in America today.
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Kids Book Read Aloud | It Must Be Winter ❄️
Follow along with this reading of It Must Be Winter (with animation)!
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CBC Books: Oma’s Bag by Michelle Wang, illustrated by Sam Nunez
A picture book to help children navigate an Alzheimer’s diagnosis in their family
CBC Books · Posted: Apr 09, 2024 12:13 PM EDT | Last Updated: April 10, 2024
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What She Said!
To wrap up today’s show, I’m thrilled to introduce Michelle Wang, author of ‘Oma’s Bag.’ This touching book addresses Alzheimer’s in a way that’s accessible to both children and adults. It’s a story of love, memory, and the bond between generations that I found incredibly moving.
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2022 Future Voices Showcase
Here is Michelle discussing and reading her first book as part of the Hackmatack’s Festival of Reading, Future Voices Showcase 2022!
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