Remi Adedeji
Remi Adedeji | |
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Born | 1937 (age 86–87) Ekiti State, Nigeria ) |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Occupation | Children's writer |
Remi Aduke Adedeji (born 1937) is a Nigerian writer for children.
Biography
Adedeji was born in
Bookbird.[3] Her books frequently involve a tortoise character. Her 1986 book of "Moonlight Stories" involves a number of Just-so stories which explains why vultures are bald or why the tortoise's shell appears cracked.[4]
Works
- The fat woman, 1973.
- Papa Ojo and his family, 1973.
- It is time for stories, 1973.
- Four stories about the tortoise, 1973.
- Stories my mother told me, 1978.
- Tunde's birthday party, 1983.
- Tunde visits Ibadan, 1983.
- Tunde's first day at school, 1983.
- Moonlight stories: how the tortoise married the king's daughter and other stories, 1986.[4]
- Dear uncle, 1986.[2]
References
- ^ a b Remi Adedeji, Ohio University, Retrieved 27 February 2016
- ^ a b Remi Adedeji, A Bibliography of Anglophone Women Writers, Tony Simoes da Silva, aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au, Retrieved 27 February 2016
- ISBN 978-978-129-248-4.
- ^ a b Moonlight Stories, African Book Collective, Retrieved 27 February 2016