2020 International Latino Book Awards winner
2nd Place ~ Most inspirational Children’s Picture Books

If we were all the same and liked the same things,
​this world would be very boring!
Lala feels insecure about revealing to her family that she does not eat insects and her best friend is a spider. After the two friends journey away from the Pond by The Rock, Lala, and Ari discover that our differences make us special and that it’s important to be surrounded by those who accept us the way we are.
Story messages:
Diversity, tolerance, respect, identity,
empathy, family and friendship.

•Bilingual book
​(English and Spanish)
THE BOOK
Available in
Paperback, Hardcover & e-Book.
​Lala -A different kind of lizard-
is fully illustrated and bilingual.
THE WRITER
Lala's creator is Colombian writer
​Susana Illera Martínez,
who also loves writing
​poetry and short stories.
THE ILLUSTRATOR
The talent behind
Lala's colorful world is
Natalia Jiménez Osorio,
​a young artist from Colombia. 
THE PUBLISHER
This book was published ​in the United States by

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LALA - A DIFFERENT KIND OF LIZARD STORY AND ILLUSTRATIONS © 2020 SUSANA ILLERA MARTINEZ