“Childhood Stories” is the first collection of short stories by female writer Nguyen Minh Anh, recently published by Literature Publishing House. The work has 26 chapters, including stories that are the memories of the character Chun, who will take readers for a walk around the apartment building in Hanoi , where there are beautiful memories of Chun with Khoai, with Nang, his parents, Uncle Luong...

Coming to the world of "Childhood Stories" is coming to a world of children full of innocent, naive, and pure laughter. That is the joy and excitement of Khoai when his mother bought him new clothes before the first day of school; the happiness of all the children in the apartment complex when Uncle Luong gave them a bag of dinosaur candy; or more simply, the delight of Chun because he escaped from taking a nap and studying... That innocence is expressed through each thing that the children explain about the things and phenomena around him. For example, Chun explained the two words "rich man" when Nhi wondered about the rich man Luong, she thought very simply, having a lot of money is a rich man, and having a lot of candy like Uncle Luong is a rich man of candy. So Nhi innocently said "So I am a rich man of dolls, right?".
Along with the innocent and simple joys, there are sometimes other very childish emotions. For example, Cún’s fear of his parents’ beatings; or the indignation and then standing up to defend his friend, protecting the right of the boy Khoai when Nắng was bullied and hurt. Or it is the sadness when the children realize their mistakes or experience a great loss like the passing of Miss Thắm on a day when the sky was as gray as a sobbing farewell.
Children are inherently happy and sad easily and those emotions are readily expressed through sparkling eyes, crispy smiles or tears... By depicting all of these emotions of children, the author has shown the richness in the emotional world of children and expressed the personality traits of children.
Besides the stories with many emotional levels that the author picked from his memories, there are also many educational messages for children. These are lessons about defending the right; lessons about living in love and harmony; or lessons about keeping promises and responsibilities...
Reading the work, readers will surely reminisce about their childhood, seeing themselves in the times of skipping sleep, the times of yawning at the desk, or the laughter when playing hide and seek, kicking the can...
Nguyen Minh Anh's works are quite simple, suitable for children and teenagers. The storytelling is natural, witty, and innocent with stories that are very close to children's lives and psychology. Simple but attractive.
Perhaps “Childhood Stories” will still need more artistic elements to conquer the fastidious readers, but with its familiar, easy-to-read content and humor, the work has been warmly received by children. What makes the work score points in the hearts of all readers is certainly its innocence and purity. How can an adult write words as clear as morning dew, as innocent as grass? Those words have awakened the readers’ memories with the most sincere emotions.
Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/song-lai-tuoi-tho-voi-chuyen-ngay-be-703524.html


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