Layla's Happiness Geese As the charming and bizarre

As the charming and bizarre true nature of the characters overpowers the dry attributes given to them by the author

award-winning teacher-librarian Jolene Gutiérrez's compassionate picture book explores the struggles of a sensorily sensitive child and how they settle themselves

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countrymen" and "Once more unto the breach

award-winning author of Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine

Layla's Happiness Geese As the charming and bizarre2020 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