4 Must Read Nigerian Picture Books
With many families at home with their loved ones due to the COVID-19 outbreak it can seem daunting to figure out what to do and how to keep your little one engaged, learning, entertained and safe.
We are excited to share these four amazing picture books that will surely keep your little ones busy.
Chicken in the Kitchen By Nnedi Okorafor
Chicken in the Kitchen is a beautifully illustrated book about a young Nigerian girl named Anyaugo, who has an unwanted visitor in her kitchen the night before the New Yam Festival. It's a cheeky chicken who is after the special yam dishes her family has for tomorrow's festival!
A Chicken Called Peri Peri by Sharon Abimbola Salu
Twin sisters, Doja and Remi are simiar but also very different. While they both love animals they want different pets. Doja wants a puppy and Remi wants a pet canary. Doja loves playing soccer and flying airplanes. Remi, on the other hand, loves making colorful art, painting portraits, drawing pictures, and playing the guitar. As their 7th birthday approaches, the girls learn important life lessons about compromise.
How The Leopard Got His Claws By Chinua Achebe
In the beginning, all the animals lived as friends. Their leopard king was strong but gentle and wise. Only Dog had sharp teeth and lived as an outsider before attacking the leopard and taking over as king — until the angry leopard returned to regain his throne by force with his own threatening new claws. This story is writen by the legendary Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, author of Things Fall Apart.
Femi the Fox and the Pot of Jollof by Jeanette Kwakye
Femi the Fox is on a mission to find his favorite food, jollof rice! He asks his friends to help him along the way but quickly he finds things do not go as planned.