Includes bibliographical references.

1 Editorial article / Ernest N. Emenyonu -- 2 Culture & Aesthetics i n Selected Children's Literature by Akachi Ezeigbo / Rose Sackeyfio -- 3 Contemporary Nigerian Children's Literature: A Study of Ifeoma Onyefu lu / Iniobong I. Uko -- 4 Search for Identity: The Journey Quest in Wes t African Folktales / Yvonne E. McIntosh -- 5 Trends in Ghanaian Childr en's Literature / Faith Ben-Daniels -- 6 Folktales as African Children' s Literature: A Study of Archetypal Symbols in Selected Igbo Folktales / Blessing Diala-Ogamba -- 7 Whose Literature? Children in Armed Confli ct & Modern African Fiction / Julia Udofia -- 8 The Expatriated African Folktale: Exploring Adaptation in Juliana Makuchi's The Sacred Door & Other Stories / Eve Eisenberg -- 9 The Pedagogy of Urban Children's Gam e Songs / Kelvin Ngong Toh -- 10 The Trickster Tale in Botswana: Does G ender Determine Levels of Violence? / Wazha Lopang -- 11 Ifeoma Onyeful u: Author & Photographer of Children's Books / Patricia T. Emenyonu -- 12 Re-Presenting Africa in Young Adult Speculative Fiction: The Ekpe In stitution in Nnedi Okorafor's Akata Witch / Louisa Uchum Egbunike -- 13 Tomorrow's Kings & Queens: Gender Representation in Ghanaian Children' s Literature / Juliana Daniels -- 14 Sindiwe Magona, Veteran Author of Children's Books: An interview for ALT / Ernest N. Emenyonu & Patricia T. Emenyonu -- 15 Nadine Gordimer: A Tribute to Grace / Ikeogu Oke -- 1 6 Reviews / Edited by Obi Nwakanma.

Africa's encounter with the West and its implications and consequenc es remain far-reaching and enduring in the craft and thrust of its crea tive writers. The contributors to ALT 33 analyse the connections betwee n traditional stories and myths that have been told to children, as wel l as the work of contemporary creative writers who are writing for chil dren in order that they understand this complex history. Some of these writers are developing traditional myths, folk tales, and legends and a re writing them in new forms, while others focus on the encounter with the West that has dominated much modern African literature for adults. The previous neglect of the cultural significance, study, criticism and teaching of children's literature is addressed in this volume: How can the successes and/or failures of stories and story-telling for childre n in Africa be measured? Are there models to be followed and what makes them models? What is the relationship between the text and the illustr ation of children's books? What should guide the reader or critic of ch ildren's literature coming out of Africa - globalism, transculturality or internal regionalism? What problems confront teachers, students, pub lishers and promoters of children's books in Africa?