Exciting Books for Children

These days books combining elements of adventure, suspense and mystery abound. Actually they have abounded for decades! From the days of Enid Blyton thrillers, to the Hardy Boys series, Nancy Drew; and the Three Investigators.
African authors - and even a handful of Eurocentric writers - have published many books of this ilk geared towards the audience of African kids, and pupils in schools. Kola Ogundipe for example published an astonishing number of books for children. So did renowned African writers like Achebe, Gabriel Okara, Mabel Segun, and even Ngugi!
Over the years, many of these books have become something of classics - like Eze goes to school, The adventures of Souza (By Onadipe), David and the Gangsters, and The burning Star of Ndutu. These books were gobbled up by hundreds of thousands of young African readers.
New generations of writers and readers keep on growing, and there is always something new to read and learn from. LANTERN Books for example in Nigeria have been doing a magnificent job in this wise. Long may it continue.

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  1. KATHY24 January 2022 at 09:30

    Good stuff!

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  2. C. MADOLYN24 January 2022 at 09:38

    Oh the days of youth! I remember reading Lorna Doone as a young girl...the shortened edition. Wonderful

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  3. Eric24 January 2022 at 20:40

    Short, but rather exhilarating

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