Layla's Happiness

Themes: Diversity, Feelings, Identity 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: Layla’s story about happiness encourages students to see and talk about the small moments of life and define what happiness means to the individual person. Moreover, this book can serve as a model text to help young learners start writing simple texts.

Book coverAuthor and publisher: Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie, Enchanted Lion Books 

Summary: This book tells the story of a seven-year-old girl, Layla, who explores the feeling of happiness. She loves a lot of things like the dark sky at night, the full moon, climbing a tree, eating spaghetti without a fork and listening to her dad telling stories. The illustrations are colourful and expressive.   

Suitable for students in years: 5-7 

Tags: Diversity, Feelings, Identity
Published Feb. 12, 2022 2:38 PM - Last modified Sep. 20, 2022 2:33 PM