This thread is dedicated to Prof. Chinua Achebe

International Children's Book
Day

Since 1967, on or around Hans
Christian Andersen's birthday, 2
April, International Children's
Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to
inspire a love of reading and to
call attention to children's books.
Each year a different National
Section of IBBY has the
opportunity to be the
international sponsor of ICBD. It
decides upon a theme and
invites a prominent author from
the host country to write a
message to the children of the
world and a well-known
illustrator to design a poster.
These materials are used in
different ways to promote books
and reading. Many IBBY Sections
promote ICBD through the media
and organize activities in schools
and public libraries. Often ICBD is
linked to celebrations around
children's books and other
special events that may include
encounters with authors and
illustrators, writing competitions
or announcements of book
awards.
http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=269

I remember when i was a child. The first book i ever took to school and brought out of my bag in nursery 2 was 'lady bird Peter and Jane'. Then, hardly could bring the joining alphabets together to make a word, but thanks to our 'aunty' that was still able to persevere enough to teach us
'Peter is a boy
Jane is a girl
bla bla bla. . . . . .' .

I discovered in the various stages of my childhood life, there were what fascinated me towards reading every book i came across.
When i was in the primitive stage of primary education, was most attracted to pictures in the book like the Lady bird, my book of the bible stories, etc .
At the late primary and secondary education, i got a little more matured orientation that the pictures i always made to judge what is written in a book are sometimes wrong due to my childhood intelligence. I became glued to the suspense in the black ink like an action film and forming the picture in my mind rather than staying on the picture on the book.
When i left secondary school and wrote my JAMB 4 times. I got to understand that reading to keep oneself is just a means to entertain oneself but not majorly contributing to knowledge. Hence the need to gat an historical books like current affairs, encyclopedia, and some biographies and autobiographies.

I had many problems confronting me throughout the childhood stages sourced from my mates, teachers, parents, siblings, government and myself.