Reflections on the Place of Children’s Literature in Kenya
Barasa Remmy Shiundu
Kaimosi Friends University, Kaimosi, Kenya
ABSTRACT:
Children literature is an important strand of literature that inspires and nurtures a whole generation of young people in appreciating their society’s creative and artistic values. What children read and interact within their environment inform their behavior pattern and personality. Kenya’s historical past of colonial experience has influenced its children’s literature in terms of its content, style and quality. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the journey that children’s literature in postcolonial Kenya has undergone. The paper reflects on the theory of children’s literature and proposes a renewed focus in this subgenre with a view to providing quality literary experiences to the Kenyan child.
Published in: International Journal of Research in Interdisciplinary Studies (Volume 2, Issue 10, October 2024)
Page(s): 80-82
Date of Publication: 31/10/2024
Publisher: IJRIS
Cite as:
Barasa Remmy Shiundu, “Reflections on the Place of Children’s Literature in Kenya,” in International Journal of Research in Interdisciplinary Studies, vol. 2, no. 10, pp. 80-82, October 2024.