Magical journeys of Dalat children

Confiding with Tuoi Tre Online, Master Vu Thanh Tam, founder of 'O cua sach' said that this is the second time the project has 'packed up' from Da Lat to Ho Chi Minh City so that children's authors can interact, talk and express their thoughts with their peers.

MSc. Vu Thanh Tam, founder of 'Book Window' shares - Photo: HO LAM

On the morning of July 20, the program Childhood by the Book Window took place at the branch of the Vietnam Women's Publishing House, Ho Chi Minh City.

The event is an opportunity for children and parents who love books to interact and talk about the picture books of Be Thong and the series When children are authors to better understand how young authors in Da Lat draw and write such books.

These publications are all developed by the Book Window Library and Publishing Project from the creative and composition stages, and published by the Vietnamese Women's Publishing House.

The more you grow up in nature, the more your heart beats.

Little Pine (author: Thanh Tam, illustration: Windy Truc Hoang) tells the story of Mr. Squirrel and Ms. Rain's journey to discover the wonders of pine trees through the guidance of a small "forest god" who appeared from a pine cone.

The end of the book also points out 10 interesting facts about pine trees such as: pine is a symbol of endurance and hope; pine resin is used to heal pine tree wounds...

Following the characters in the book, young readers will learn more about nature, love the green pine forests more and can find creative ideas to cherish the beauty of nature.

Baby Thong's book and the picture book series When children are authors - Photo: HO LAM

Ms. Thanh Tam said the idea of this book came from the poem "The Baby Calls Blue" to express the authors' concept of educating children:

"Once you love / It's also the seed of separation / The baby will know / The first sobs / The older you get in nature / The more your heart flutters / The baby will have to cry / When you see a bird in pain / When you see a tree being cut down / When you see a squirrel losing its home...".

"When children grow up among trees, they will naturally develop a deep attachment and love for nature. If they lose a "tree friend" or "animal friend" that was once very close to them, they will inevitably be hurt, but "the green is still here / as long as we believe in them."

Our enduring educational philosophy is to choose to believe in children. Because only when they love nature can they feel pain. Pain turns into strength to get closer to nature. These pages will gradually instill a love of nature in children through many different emotions," Ms. Tam shared.

Nha Uyen (left) and Sinh Hung are the authors of Brown Bear's Journey and The Mysterious Library - Photo: HO LAM

Children all have rich imaginations.

With the book series When Children Are Authors , there are many works written and drawn by children from 8 to 14 years old, with content about nature, environment, friendship and family. Among them, the Mysterious Library has been awarded the 2024 Cricket Aspiration Award.

The Mysterious Library was written by Sinh Hung (born in 2010) from his sincere friendship with Lu the dog, Luna the cat and imaginary friends in literary works about the environment.

Or the book Brown Bear's Journey illustrated by Nha Uyen (born in 2016, the youngest member of the author group) with cute drawings about Brown Bear's journey of marriage and traveling here and there; the touching friendship between Brown Bear and Gray Bear.

Tu Uyen (left) and Nhu Y are the authors of the books You Don't Need to See, Spring Is Still Abundant and the books Children in the Land of Mist - Photo: HO LAM

Nha Uyen innocently confided that when she drew, her mother Thanh Tam encouraged her a lot. Although her drawings certainly could not be as perfect as those of professional artists, her mother always encouraged her to develop her imagination, which gave her more motivation to draw.

Xuan Nhu Y, author of The Children in the Land of Fog, confided: "The works in When Children Are Authors are the efforts of us and the teachers (members of the Book Window project). The teachers told us that: all children are the same, they all deserve to be trusted, to be creative and to speak up.

We used to be kids who weren't confident in drawing, but because our teachers always encouraged us that we could do it and recognized our results, we can stand here now.

I believe that if children know how to dream and have people to create those dreams with, they will reap more beautiful results than we do now. Books are a place for us to connect with each other and create valuable emotions in life."

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Lam Lake

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nhung-chuyen-du-hanh-ky-dieu-cua-tre-tho-da-lat-20250720134517518.htm