Child protà©gà© re-energizes the spirit of the Ghanaian writer
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- 13 Sep 2022
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There has been a resurgence of the idea that children’s books should be morally instructive and nutritive even.
No wonder a four-year-old girl, who showed up at this year’s Ghana International Book Fair (GIBF) – where some particularly wonderful books had been displayed – eyed an exhibitor with a thinly veiled impatience, retorting “can I please get a great adventure book.”
Perchance, this four-year-old had been wowed by the strides made by nine-year-old Juanita Oppong-Amponsah, a class five pupil of the North Legon School Complex, who has authored five books and inspired participants of the book fair, mostly pupils, to cultivate habits of reading and writing imaginatively.
Published by Adwinsa Publication (GH) Limited, the five fascinating adventure books by Juanita, written in series, is titled “Adventures of Lucy” and details the life of an eight-year-old girl, Lucy.
The granddaughter of a celebrated Ghanaian writer, Peter Kwabena Amponsah, Juanita also celebrated by her peers, says as a child, she enjoyed listening to stories from her parents and peers.
Particularly, she relished bedtime stories from her parents especially from her father who mostly put her to bed with riveting stories.
The Pupil, who has been writing for two years, draws inspiration from Madam Elizabeth Akua Ohene, ace Ghanaian Journalist and Politician, whose articles she reads as pupil but had also read about her in a class two history book.
At age six, Ms Juanita started telling similarly exciting stories to her friends at the North Legon School Complex, many of whom showed up to celebrate her strides at the outdooring of her books at the 19th Ghana International Book Fair held at the National Theatre.
However, at age seven, she started writing in exercise books as that began a journey into the self, writing in rich emotions and imagery but of human realities.
She will, two years on, create positive ripples into society with her first five books titled “Lucy and the Book”, “Lucy and the Lost Fairy”, “Lucy and the Wonderful Promise”, “Lucy and the Mysterious Painter” and “Lucy and her dream”. Read More...
