Layla's Happiness

★ 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winner for Illustration
★ 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Honor for Writing
★ A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of 2020

"Affirmations of black childhood abound, and whimsical wishes float like dandelion fluff. Equally as imaginative as the lyrical text, Corrin's boldly colored, textured illustrations beautifully capture the buoyant spirit of Layla, a brown girl exuding confidence, comfortable in her own skin--indoors and out. Well-illustrated poetry of the best kind that will leave sunshine in its wake." --STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus

Seven-year-old Layla loves life! So she keeps a happiness book. What is happiness for her? For you?

Spirited and observant, Layla is a child who's been given room to grow, making happiness both thoughtful and intimate. It's her dad talking about growing-up in South Carolina; her mom reading poetry; her best friend Juan, the community garden, and so much more. Written by poet Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and illustrated by Ashleigh Corrin, this is a story of flourishing within family and community.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
Published: 11/19/2019
ISBN: 9781592702886
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.80h x 8.60w x 0.50d
Award: Ezra Jack Keats Book Award - Winner
Award: Ezra Jack Keats Book Award - Honor Book

Review Citations: School Library Journal 12/01/2019 pg. 74
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 508751 / Layla's Happiness
Reading Level: 2.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5