About the Author

Darlington Johnson was born on February 21, 1997 in Southfield, Michigan. Layla the Ladybug Used Wisdom and Not Her Emotions is her third self-published children's book. 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 two 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 with positive solutions.Currently, Darlington is a full-time student in college, and she is studying child development. While in college, Darlington babysits sometimes on the weekends, and she is a part-time teacher assistant at a private daycare. After college, her career goal is to continue to be an author of children's book and work full-time in a children's hospital. Darlington plans to continue to encourage children through her career and also by publishing children's books. Stephanie Dennis-Simpson was born on November 4th, in Detroit, Michigan. She is the mother of Darlington Johnson. She is a former assistant basketball coach for elementary school students, a volunteer at a local church in the children's department, and a substitute teacher at various daycare establishments. Stephanie also plans to volunteer in the future at a children's hospital. Her passion is to help and assist children. She is excited about being able to help Darlington write and publish her third children's book. Darlington and Stephanie hired a person to wear a Layla the Ladybug costume when they visited schools, participated in book signings and or special events. Darlington would read the books to the children, who would get very excited hearing the story from the books and seeing a person wearing the Layla the Ladybug costume.