Nighttime Stories with Great Gran

By Titilayo Kayode-Alabi

“Nighttime Stories With Great Gran” is a Christian storybook for children aged six years and above. It is a story of two kids, Tim and Eliza and their Christian great grandmother Lois, called Great Gran. The children are taught about the love of God, how they should relate with others in love and learning to put their trust in God. The worksheet at the end of each chapter makes it as educative as it is fun to read. Parents are encouraged to join them in working through the worksheets.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Titilayo Kayode-Alabi
• Release date: Dec 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005617813

Titilayo Kayode-Alabi

Dr. Titilayo Kayode-Alabi is a Paediatrician practicing in Abuja, Nigeria. Titilayo considers herself as a lover of children, and this love is expressed in all her visions.She is the founder of Rootts Childcare, a platform that uses technology and innovation to bring healthcare to families all in the comfort of their homes. However, she hopes that she may impact children in all aspects of their lives- health-wise, spiritually, and morally.She is happily married to her heartthrob, Dr. Kayode Alabi.

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Disclaimer

This storybook is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Dedication

TO PHOEBE, JETHRO, AND JEDIDIAH.

KAY AND I LOVE YOU AND CAN'T WAIT TO MEET YOU.

Introduction

When I started the year 2021, I never dreamed of writing a book. I have never considered myself a writer because I concluded that some people are called to do just that, not me. I just wanted to practice medicine. But, by the end of April 2021, the story changed, and I started having a burden to write; stories, books, blogs, articles, etc.

This book was born from a vision, and all the stories are God-inspired. Some came as a title while reading the Bible, and some; a blend of dreams at night.

I hope to write stories that children can relate to and learn from, but they need adults to work through the worksheets.

I hope that they find light, joy, and sheer pleasure reading through the lines.

Yours truly,

Titilayo Kayode-Alabi.

The journey to the village

CHAPTER 1

Timothy, nine years and Eliza, six years were excited to take the 6 hours journey to the village to see great grandmother Lois ---- fondly called GREAT GRAN by the children. They had met four years ago in the village, and Tim still recalls most of the stories she had told him. Oh, it would be an exciting holiday, he exclaimed while Eliza smiled, trying to keep up with his excitement- well, she was just two years old when she visited the village last and did not have many memories of the visit. Nevertheless, Tim looked forward to her big bearly hug, the oriki (Adio) he calls her, the meals from her cozy kitchen with the stove that always seems to have something cooking on it at all times.

Most importantly, Tim looked forward to the nighttime stories with great gran under the tree with her kerosene lamp burning softly, the birds chirping in the nest, and the crickets chirping in the nearby bushes while she sat on her bamboo recliner chair.

Oh!!! What fun it would be for the kids!

Home at last

We are here, their dad announced. Home at last, he exclaimed.

The kids were excited to be home. Tim eagerly looked through the window, hoping to see great gran at the door. There she is, he let out a sigh of relief. Great gran promised to be at the door when they got to the village, and he was the first to jump out of the car as soon as dad parked. Eliza followed him with just as much level of excitement. Great gran had her arms stretched out and wide to welcome the kids. She was happy to see them. Both parents joined the kids; dad prostrated; hello Maami, he said in Yoruba, while mum knelt on the floor as she said her greeting.

The house was old but clean. There was a pleasant smell in the parlour mixed with the scent of boiling spicy stew emanating from the kitchen. Great gran had asked the town gardener for some fresh flowers, which she carefully arranged in a white flower vase with a chapped edge placed on the table in the centre of the house.

She encouraged them all to take a shower and rest a bit before dinner got served. Dad did not realize he was hungry until the mention of food, by great gran.

There was no story to be told today because the adults had a lot of catching up to do, so Tim and Eliza sat quietly beside great gran as she chatted with dad and mum. At the same time, they responded to the occasional questions directed at them.

Soon the kids were asleep on the sofa in the sitting room, and mum carried them gently to the room.

Tim