About this item
Spirited and observant, Layla's 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.
About the Author
Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie is the author of Strut (Agape Editions) , Dear Continuum: Letters to a Poet Crafting Liberation (Grand Concourse Press) and Karma's Footsteps (Flipped Eye Publishing) . Her work has been published in North American Review, WSQ: Women's Studies Quarterly, Black Renaissance Noire, VIDA, Crab Orchard Review, and BOMB. Tallie's work is the subject of the short film, "I Leave My Colors Everywhere." Tallie earned an MFA from Mills College.
