Illustrative image (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - A series of Vietnamese books that debuted this week to celebrateChildren’s Day on June 1 are now available in bookstores around the country.
Youngwriter Nguyen Le Chi’s first book, Bung Phe Nhanh Chan (Chubby GirlRuns), features lively pictures by talented artists from the Kim DongPublishing House.
The 122-page work, for children aged five to 10, is about a little girl named BungPhe and her mother.
Writtenin a simple but meaningful style, the book is about childhood, friendship anddreams.
On online forums, more than 15,000 readers, mostlyteachers and parents, have commented about the book.
On June 3, the writer will meet her fans at asigning ceremony at HCM City Book Street in District 1.
For summer, Kim Dong’s website, www.nxbkimdong.com.vn,has introduced 20 new Vietnamese children’s books in literature, history andarts.
Featuredbooks include Susu va Gogo Buoc Ra The Gioi (Susu and Gogo Reach theWorld), a collection of three books by female writer Duong Thuy.
The collection, for children aged six to 13, features two characters, namedSusu and Gogo, and their adventures in Paris, Singapore and Tokyo.
Itincludes stories about friendship, love and dreams, written with the authors’typical flair and imagination.
More than7,000 copies of each book have been printed.
The General Publishing House, in cooperation withits partner, First News, a well-known publisher for children, has also releaseda book collection for children and teenagers by Vietnamese writers.
One ofits featured books is Tu Rung Tham Amazon Den Que HuongBolero (From the Amazon Rainforest to the Country of Bolero), a work forreaders aged eight to 14, by Nguyen Tap.
The bookhas four chapters that feature the writer’s adventures in the Amazon, Mexico,Peru and Cuba.
The work is about the author’s love for thenatural world, animals, countries and people. It includes information andlessons about ethnic minority groups and their history, culture andlifestyle.
“I wanted to capture the world through my writingfor children,” said Tap, the book’s writer.
Another collection is Kho Tang Truyen Co Tich Viet Nam (Treasure ofVietnamese Fairytales), which was first released in 2015 by the Tre (Youth)Publishing House.
The workincludes five books of Vietnamese fairytales collected and rewritten by lateprofessor Nguyen Dong Chi, winner of the Ho Chi Minh Prize for literatureawarded by the Government in 1996, and one of the country’s most popularcultural researchers.
The book was reprinted to meet children’s demand this summer, after more than105,000 copies of each book were released for the first time.
Thecollection includes five books and lively images featuring 150 stories aboutfriendship, love and dreams, and the country’s history, culture and lifestyles.
Chi was born in 1915 in Ha Tinh province. From1977 to 1981, he worked at and later was named the director of the Institute ofHan Nom (vernacular logographic Vietnamese script) Studies in Hanoi.
He haspublished 26 books and research collections in different fields of history,folk literature and culture.
Chi spent nearly 25 years collecting, rewritingand translating 2,000 fairytales originating from ethnic minority groups andothers at home and abroad.-VNA
Youngwriter Nguyen Le Chi’s first book, Bung Phe Nhanh Chan (Chubby GirlRuns), features lively pictures by talented artists from the Kim DongPublishing House.
The 122-page work, for children aged five to 10, is about a little girl named BungPhe and her mother.
Writtenin a simple but meaningful style, the book is about childhood, friendship anddreams.
On online forums, more than 15,000 readers, mostlyteachers and parents, have commented about the book.
On June 3, the writer will meet her fans at asigning ceremony at HCM City Book Street in District 1.
For summer, Kim Dong’s website, www.nxbkimdong.com.vn,has introduced 20 new Vietnamese children’s books in literature, history andarts.
Featuredbooks include Susu va Gogo Buoc Ra The Gioi (Susu and Gogo Reach theWorld), a collection of three books by female writer Duong Thuy.
The collection, for children aged six to 13, features two characters, namedSusu and Gogo, and their adventures in Paris, Singapore and Tokyo.
Itincludes stories about friendship, love and dreams, written with the authors’typical flair and imagination.
More than7,000 copies of each book have been printed.
The General Publishing House, in cooperation withits partner, First News, a well-known publisher for children, has also releaseda book collection for children and teenagers by Vietnamese writers.
One ofits featured books is Tu Rung Tham Amazon Den Que HuongBolero (From the Amazon Rainforest to the Country of Bolero), a work forreaders aged eight to 14, by Nguyen Tap.
The bookhas four chapters that feature the writer’s adventures in the Amazon, Mexico,Peru and Cuba.
The work is about the author’s love for thenatural world, animals, countries and people. It includes information andlessons about ethnic minority groups and their history, culture andlifestyle.
“I wanted to capture the world through my writingfor children,” said Tap, the book’s writer.
Another collection is Kho Tang Truyen Co Tich Viet Nam (Treasure ofVietnamese Fairytales), which was first released in 2015 by the Tre (Youth)Publishing House.
The workincludes five books of Vietnamese fairytales collected and rewritten by lateprofessor Nguyen Dong Chi, winner of the Ho Chi Minh Prize for literatureawarded by the Government in 1996, and one of the country’s most popularcultural researchers.
The book was reprinted to meet children’s demand this summer, after more than105,000 copies of each book were released for the first time.
Thecollection includes five books and lively images featuring 150 stories aboutfriendship, love and dreams, and the country’s history, culture and lifestyles.
Chi was born in 1915 in Ha Tinh province. From1977 to 1981, he worked at and later was named the director of the Institute ofHan Nom (vernacular logographic Vietnamese script) Studies in Hanoi.
He haspublished 26 books and research collections in different fields of history,folk literature and culture.
Chi spent nearly 25 years collecting, rewritingand translating 2,000 fairytales originating from ethnic minority groups andothers at home and abroad.-VNA
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