PagineFrom Cyprian Ekwensi and Chinua Achebe’s children’s stories to Atinuke, Niki Daly, Beverley Naidoo, Meshack Asare and Nnedi Okorafor — the African authors read in Nigerian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Ugandan and South African classrooms, and where to find their books free.
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Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Not So Fast, Songololo · Jamela’s Dress · What’s Cooking, Jamela?
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →The Hare’s Blanket and Other Tales · Thu Tinda: Stories from Kenya
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Stories of Africa · Queen of the Tortoises
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Tawia Goes to Sea · Kwajo and the Brassman’s Secret · Sosu’s Call
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Playtime in Africa · Vulture! Vulture! (Two Rhythm Plays) · The Marriage of Anansewa
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →The Drummer Boy · The Passport of Mallam Ilia · An African Night’s Entertainment
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Eze Goes to School · Wand of Noble Wood
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Forty-Eight Guns for the General · Without a Silver Spoon
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Moses · Moses and Mildred · Moses in Trouble
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Journey to Jo’burg · Chain of Fire · No Turning Back
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (abridged for children) · Shirley, Goodness & Mercy
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →Toads for Supper · The Potter’s Wheel · The Bottled Leopard
Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14) · Teens (14+)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Zahrah the Windseeker · The Shadow Speaker · Akata Witch
Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14) · Teens (14+)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Siku Njema · Kidagaa Kimemwozea
Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14) · Teens (14+)
Books & where to borrow →Things Fall Apart · Arrow of God · No Longer at Ease
World Classics author →🏛️A Grain of Wheat · Weep Not, Child · The River Between
World Classics author →🏛️Aké: The Years of Childhood · Death and the King’s Horseman · The Lion and the Jewel
World Classics author →🇺🇸 American Children’s Authors · 🇨🇦 Canadian Children’s Authors · 🇬🇧🇮🇪 British & Irish Children’s Authors · 🇦🇺🇳🇿 Australian & New Zealand Children’s Authors · 🇮🇳 Indian Children’s Authors · 🌏 East Asian Children’s Authors · 🇪🇺 European Children’s Authors · 🌎 Latin American & Spanish Children’s Authors
Cyprian Ekwensi, Onuora Nzekwu, Chukwuemeka Ike, Eddie Iroh, Atinuke, Nnedi Okorafor, Tomi Adeyemi, Barbara Kimenye are among the best-loved — see each author’s best books and where to find them below.
Public-domain classics are free to read in Pagine. For books still under copyright, every author page links to free borrowing: your local library (WorldCat), Libby/OverDrive ebooks and audiobooks with a library card, and Open Library.
Authors are grouped by the age they suit best — from Pre-K picture books to teen novels. Each author page lists their books with suggested ages.