Layla's Happiness Asian Meg Medina's Evelyn Del Ray

Meg Medina's Evelyn Del Ray is Moving Away meets Peter H

Jenkins combines accurate and little-known historical details with bold heroes and sassy heroines

Interest Level: Upper Grade

there are so many inspirational women in Black history

College football looks a lot more fun than sleeping on hotel room floors in the minor leagues of baseball

Layla's Happiness Asian Meg Medina's Evelyn Del Ray? 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winner for Illustration ? 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Honor for Writing ? A Bank Street College of Education Best Childrens Book of 2020 "Affirmations of black childhood abound, and whimsical wishes float like dandelion fluff. Equally as imaginative as the lyrical text, Corrins boldly colored, textured illustrations beautifully capture the buoyant spirit of Layla, a brown girl exuding confidence, comfortable in her own