Nationwide — Layla The Ladybug – Honesty by Darlington Johnson is the second published book in the Positive Solutions to all Kids Series. The character, Layla, who relates and demonstrates on the level where children can understand and learn is the focal point of the book series. This book is a great teaching tool for children four to nine years old. The ladybug character is an ordinary-looking ladybug with unordinary-looking spots. Layla was created to give children a friendly character they can identify with.
Layla The Ladybug – Honesty emphasizes the importance of telling the truth, no matter how difficult it may be. Layla learns and shares with the readers that fear may discourage them from telling the truth, because they may not want to deal with the outcome. Through the eyes of a little ladybug, author Darlington Johnson encourages honesty and communicates to children that everyone makes mistakes.
Using the character Layla the Ladybug and colorful illustrations, Darlington is able to give an example on how to have a positive outcome and how to handle the emotions of fear. Darlington wants young readers to keep in mind that when they set their minds to do something, if they keep trying, they can eventually achieve it and overcome the feeling of fear, stand tall and be honest.
Darlington Johnson was born on February 21, 1997 in Southfield, Michigan. At the age of ten, she knew her career goals would involve children. She is very passionate about helping children, and seeing them happy. Darlington created the character Layla the Ladybug while in middle school when a class assignment turned into three children books.
Darlington wrote the books based on personal experiences and from the challenges of other children. Her goal is to continue the sequel, using the Layla character to help encourage children by shedding some light on how to approach a dilemma with positive solutions. Currently, Darlington is a full-time student in college, and she is studying child development. While in college, Darlington is a part-time teacher.
She says her and her family have a strong growing relationship with Christ, and that this is and will always be the foundation of all of their books.
