Layla and Her Friends

By Lisa Gu

Lisa and Anna Gu, talented award winning authors and illustrators, are identical twins born in Shanghai, China, in 2008 and moved to TX in 2014. As animal lovers, they started writing chapter books about animals in third grade. They won four awards from 2023 Scholastic Writing Competition, including two Silver Key awards and two Honorable Mention awards. Lisa wrote this book in fourth and fifth grade along with drawing the cover picture and all the 34 illustrations. Layla the puppy lives a wild life with many crazy different adventures. Wherever she goes, she makes new friends and learns new things. As a young puppy at the shelter, she has the life of every dog's dreams - plenty of food and water, and a safe, warm bed. When her life is disturbed, she doesn't let it bug her and instead eagerly faces every challenge that comes up. She finds new homes whenever she loses her last one and adjusts to change quickly so she can enjoy her life, all the while helping any animal who needs it. Later on in the book, she matures into a more sensible dog who tries to shape her own life instead of riding along like she's on a wild rollercoaster, but this new change causes her to seek out one last new home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08FTPRX4P
• ISBN13: 9798671738391
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"