Everybody Needs a Nana

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Everybody Needs a Nana ·

Nana Aba

Childrens’ Stories

Nana’s Basket of Books

An elderly woman and a young girl wearing traditional African clothing and jewelry, sitting at a table during a celebration or cultural event.

Nana at Trinity Academy, Accra, Ghana, in 2025.

Adult educators or guest speakers, dressed in culturally significant attire with African patterns, engaging with elementary school students in a classroom setting. Students are gathered around them, listening attentively, with classroom decorations visible in the background.

Nana with Samia Nkrumah, daughter of President Nkrumah, at Kwame Nkrumah Academy, Chicago, Illinois, in 2017.

Book cover titled 'NANA The Queen Mother' by Dr. Evia L. Davis. The cover features a regal woman of African descent seated on a throne, surrounded by women and girls in colorful traditional attire within an archway, with a landscape background and statues.

Nana the Queen Mother

By: Dr. Evia L Davis

This engaging children’s book promotes character-building values including generosity, respect, responsibility, courtesy, and kindness. Through scenarios rooted in Ghanaian culture and lifestyle, children learn children learn essential skills like sharing, respecting others, following directions, and discovering the richness of Ghanaian customs, including jewelry-making, drumming, fishing, and planning on an imaginative visit to Ghana, Africa.