STORIES

SITE AWARDS
JOBS IN NIGERIA & BEYOND
NIGERIAN ORGANIZATIONS
SEND FREE WEBCARD
IMMIGRATION
ONLINE AFFILIATES
LINK TO SITE
HOMEWORK HELP
USEFUL UTILITIES
THE LOVE ZONE
OTHER LINKS ON NIGERIA
LINK EXCHANGES
SCAM INFORMATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRO
THE GEOGRAPHY

LOCATION

MAP

STATES, CAPITALS, & LINKS

LAND & CLIMATE

RIVERS

TOWNS & CITIES
PATRIOTIC STUFF

FLAG

COAT OF ARMS

NATIONAL ANTHEM

NATIONAL PLEDGE

MOTTO
PEOPLES

POPULATION

RELIGION
     -CHRISTIANITY
     -ISLAM
     -TRADITIONAL
     -INFLUENCE

ETHNIC GROUPS
     -YORUBA
     -IBO (or IGBO)
     -HAUSA (& FULANI)
     -OTHERS
CULTURES & CUSTOMS
LANGUAGES & INTRO

LANGUAGES
     -YORUBA ALPHABET
        & LANGUAGE
     -IBO ALPHABET & LANGUAGE
     -HAUSA ALPHABET
        & LANGUAGE
     -LINKS TO OTHERS

LANGUAGE RESOURCES
     -GENERAL RESOURCES
     -YORUBA RESOURCES
     -IBO RESOURCES
     -HAUSA RESOURCES
     -OTHERS
MORE ON LANGUAGES
     -NUMBERS
     -PEOPLE
     -BODY PARTS
     -HOUSE PARTS
     -PLACES
     -OTHER WORDS
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES
NAMES & ORIGINS

YORUBA NAMES
     -THE NAMING CEREMONY
     -COMMON PARTS
     -CIRCUMSTANTIAL NAMES

IGBO NAMES

HAUSA NAMES

LINKS ON NAMES
MARRIAGE & FAMILY

THE WEDDING

MARRIAGE TIDBITS

FAMILY TIDBITS

OTHER SOURCES
FOODS AND DRINKS

INTRO

SOME MEALS

SOME DRINKS
RECIPES

RECIPES

LINKS
FOOD: BUYING & DINING

BUYING (ingredients and food)

DINING (restaurants)
HEALTHCARE

TRADITIONAL HEALTH

CURRENT HEALTH POLICY

INFO FOR TRAVELERS

STORIES AND BOOKS

Of course, adults are more than welcome to read these as well, the point though is that I am focusing on 'short' stories and plays that a child would enjoy.

The following are stories that either

originated in Nigeria
were popular in Nigeria AND have an 'African' background

Stories with a link or a known source are taken word-for-word from their source. Others (the Anansi stories for instance) may have been paraphrased.

STORIES

STORIES ON...
forgiveness	Don't Pay Bad For Bad No Condition is Permanent (A play) Gold, Coral and Money (A play)
friendship	Don't Pay Bad For Bad Grasshopper and Toad No Condition is Permanent (A play) The red and blue coat The riot The Twin Brothers The Two Friends
greed	Akanke and the Jealous Pawnbroker Anansi and Turtle Anansi, Firefly and Tiger Baboon and Tortoise The Jealous Brother The Twin Brothers Why wisdom is everywhere (or Anansi and the Wisdom)
lying	The Chief's Feast The Jealous Brother The Twin Brothers
tricking (with moral)	Anansi and Turtle Anansi, Firefly and Tiger Baboon and Tortoise The Chief's Feast
tricking (with "and that is why..." endings)	Anansi and Alligator Baboon and Tortoise Hippopotamus and Tortoise Turtle and Leopard
tricking (no moral)	Horned Animals Only The King's Market (A play)
wisdom	The red and blue coat Why wisdom is everywhere
jealousy	Akanke and the Jealous Pawnbroker Don't Pay Bad For Bad The Jealous Brother Kodilikane The Twin Brothers
kindness	Don't Pay Bad For Bad Gold, Coral and Money (A play) Kodilikane No Condition is Permanent (A play) The riot
obedience	Akanke and the Jealous Pawnbroker The Leopard Man Rere, the Disobedient Son
other stories	Anansi and the Phantom Food Magic Anansi Why the sun and the moon live in the sky Why the Cat Kills Rats

BOOKS

Many children's books are easily available in Nigeria, so if you are located in Nigeria, I suggest you look for them locally.

However, for those abroad, this is a list of what I have been able to find on the net. The selections are somewhat limited, and sometimes the items are unavailable, but it's worth a try. I have limited the list to books at Barnes and Noble Barnes and Noble because I believe they have a huge selection. Of course, you can try any other online bookstore, and I have a list of some of them here. Also, the following authors/books may be of special interest to children:

BOOKS ABOUT NIGERIA FOR CHILDREN (by title):

Take a trip to Nigeria: Keith Lye
Children are children are children
Nigeria in Pictures
'A' is for Africa

AUTHORS

Of course, there are many authors in Nigeria, and some have become known internationally. The list below tries to focus on those that I have found have multiple books for the younger audience.

Ifeoma Onyefulu: she seems to have many books for children, with plenty of great photographs in the books.
Amos Tutuola: he seems to write many tales and stories focused in Nigeria
Mary-Joan Gerson: an author who attended Peace Corps in Nigeria and has written some interesting children's books.

BOOK LISTS

Search BarnesandNoble.com for juvenile nigeria
Search BarnesandNoble.com for folklore nigeria
Search BarnesandNoble.com for tales nigeria
Search BarnesandNoble.com for fiction nigeria (wider range of ages on this one)