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Half Hour Hara is here for Children’s Day!

May 12, 2022ARTICLES, NEWS/EVENTS30 tips for writing delightful children's books, children's day, CHILDREN'S DAY NIGERIA, farafina tuuti, farafinabooks.com, Fiction, half hour hara, half hour hara and the case of the broken eggs, Nigerian Children's Book, Nigerian Children's Book Review Blog, Ugo Anidi, ugochinyelu chikodili nerissa anidi, writing childrens booksUgo Anidi

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Children’s Day is almost here!

Have you bought gifts for all the children in your life: daughters and sons, goddaughters and sons, nieces and nephews?

How about School libraries? Orphanages? Children’s Church?

Half Hour Hara is here! Available at N1000 before Children’s Day!

Features:

English and Cognitive Development

– An exciting story

– Spot the Difference Puzzle

– Crossword puzzle

Math

– Counting by 5s (digital clock)

– Telling the time (analog clock)

More Activities

-Recipes for the fried snacks and the eggless cake are available on my website

Available at Farafina Books at N1000 only (before Children’s Day)

Buy Now!!

While you’re here:

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Half Hour Hara is here!!

April 29, 2022AGES 4 - 8, ARTICLES, NEWS/EVENTS, Writing Picture Books Coursefarafina tuuti, farafinabooks.com, Fiction, Folashade adeshida, half hour hara, half hour hara and the case of the broken eggs, Half Hour Hara Book One, mystery, Nigerian Children's Book, Nigerian Children's Book Review Blog, Picture Book, picture book nigeria, picture book series, spot the difference, The case of the broken eggs, Ugo AnidiUgo Anidi

The first book in the Half Hour Hara series – The Case of the Broken Eggs – is about to hit bookstores near you!

The Half Hour Hara series is a picture book series for 5 to 7-year-old readers, set in Nigeria. It features Hara, a curious 6-year-old-girl who races against time in an exciting half hour countdown as she tries to avoid getting into trouble.

Read the blurb for Book One below.

Each book comes with activity pages: puzzles, spot-the-difference and more.

Available here or at http://www.farafinabooks.com

Giveaway coming soon. Watch this space…

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30 Tips for Writing Delightful Children’s Books Day 3

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WRITING CHILDREN’S BOOKS TIP #3: KNOW YOUR ONIONS, well, GENRES

Let’s talk about genres. Children’s books have been divided into so many genres and categories that it is so hard to keep up. But here are the major ones.

NB: This post features children’s books by Nigerian authors.

GENRES*

Picture Books

Heavily illustrated; ages 3 – 8; 100 – 1000 words

Greatest Animal in the Jungle by Sope Martins

Juba and the Fireball by Yejide Kilanko

Mayowa and the Masquerades by Lola Shoneyin

Early Chapter Books

Illustrated; ages 4/5 – 8; 1000 – 3000 words

Welcome Home, Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke

Feyi Fay and the Mysterious Madam Koi Koi by Simisayo Brownstone

Chapter books