Little Bird Laila

Kelly Yang author Xindi Yan illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc

Publishing:15th Apr '25

£16.99

This title is due to be published on 15th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Little Bird Laila cover

Laila knows how clever, kind, and funny her Mama and Baba are - but sometimes they need her help translating things from English. With English classes being too expensive, Laila decides to become her parents’ teacher, even though she’s just learning the language too. There’s lots that Laila knows (like you don’t pronounce the t in ballet) but there’s so much she doesn’t know too. Together, they embrace the joy and struggles of learning a new language.

★ "Insightful and inspiring, Little Bird Laila soars." —Booklist, starred review

"An immigrant story imbued with sweetness and hope." —Kirkus

"As the winning, bright-eyed protagonist takes the lead, Yang and Yan focus on sunny, funny moments while lightly acknowledging that 'it’s not easy teaching old birds new tricks.'" —Publishers Weekly

ISBN: 9780593407110

Dimensions: 222mm x 289mm x 9mm

Weight: 437g

40 pages