Lyla and the Mermaid's Message is a beautifully illustrated picture book about inclusion, diversity, and compassion. Through this story, the message is clear that it's okay to be different and unique and to accept and respect this in others as well. Being a picture book, it is aimed at little ones in those wonderful formative years when they believe what the significant people in their lives tell them. This book plants positive seeds that they can take forward with them. The message itself is ageless, and those reading the book with their little ones will also benefit from the reminder.