Abstract: Children, the leaders of tomorrow, are usually the hope and aspiration of every society. Hence, the literature which enhances the education especially the writing and readership skills of children need to be explored and encouraged. The paper x-ray child literature and the challenges of its teaching and readership in Nigeria. Also, the relevance children literature to the society in question is brought to light. The paper concludes that children literature education and readership help in developing and shaping the personality of the child in the society.