Children's Literature at Osman Abubakar Aliyinla

Abstract

This study intends to enlighten Children Literature in some of Sheikh Usman Abubakar Yusuf Eleyinla’s poetry, tales and riddles. Meanwhile, Children Literature has gained more and needed attention from contemporary writers. It helps in managing and developing children thinking, emotion and fiction. Likewise, it plays ethical roles in terms of children relationship with their socio-culture and religious value. The research shall therefore, try by using descriptive method, to answer the following: what is Children Literature? what are the children literature’s themes discussed in Eleyinla’s works, and what are its impacts on children life? Among the findings is that: Eleyinla’s creative works engaged the children in self dependence, good behaviours, doing goodness to parents and total submission to the Creature, also it was observed that Eleyinla used attractive approach and language that are in line with childish nature and attitude.