Layla's Happiness
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. this is a story of flourishing within family and community.

Language of Document: English

Title: Layla's happiness 

Author: Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie

Illustrator: Ashleigh Corrin

Publication Statement: New York: Enchanted Lion Books, 2019

Text of award note: Ezra Jack Keats Award Winner For Illustration, 2020

Subject: Happiness/ Family life/ Community gardens/ African Americans