Authors Danya Carter, Joseph Chuku, and Samaria Short join illustrator Camryn Simmns to share a story about the joys and difficulties of living with a large family. in Shayla's Shutdown Solution, Eight year old Shayla must work with her family to find her own space in a crowded home.

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “Danya, Joseph, and Samaria were inspired by their experience of being in lockdown with family: both the joys and the challenges. Shayla loves to draw and be creative. But during the shutdown, she's having a hard time finding a place to do what she loves. Her big, multigenerational family seems to always be in the way. Mom and dad are video-chatting. Her brothers and sisters are doing schoolwork. And her little cousins are making messes all over the place. Frustrated, Shayla goes to her Aunties for help. Will she be able to figure out how to make space for herself in a very crowded house?”