Children’s Writers Need To Master Their Craft, Experts Say

Stakeholders in Children’s Literature have said Nigerian children need more stories that reflect their lives, cultures and experiences, but writers must go beyond good intentions to develop the skills required to create compelling books. They made this known at the second edition of the ReadBug Literary Festival, held in Abuja with the theme, ‘Stories That Build Worlds’.
 
Children’s authors, Ayo Oyeku and Ugo Anidi, alongside festival founder Aysha Abdullahi, highlighted the role of literature in shaping children’s understanding of themselves and the world around them. Abdullahi said her experience as a young reader, when books exposed her to possibilities beyond her immediate enviro...