Awarding First Prize in the "Children's Book Storytelling" Contest to Hanoi Students

The award ceremony was held on October 20, simultaneously at four schools with prize-winning candidates: Nguyen Dang Son Secondary School (Cho Moi Commune, An Giang), Bui Van Ba Primary School (Nha Be Commune, Ho Chi Minh City), Nguyen Xuan Thuong Secondary School (Kim Tra Ward, Hue City) and Xanh Tue Duc Primary & Secondary School ( Hanoi ), during the flag-raising ceremony at the beginning of the week.

First prize awarded to Nguyen Hoang Quynh Anh. Photo: Organizing Committee

After more than three months of launching (from June 2025), the contest has attracted a large number of parents and children of various ages, from primary to secondary school in provinces and cities to participate. The contest videos show diversity in book selection and storytelling forms, from fairy tales, modern stories, skill books to works that nurture the soul. Most of the videos are carefully and creatively invested, expressing love for books through retelling stories, role-playing characters or sharing emotions while reading.

The contest aims to foster a love of reading in children, develop language skills, storytelling skills and self-confidence. This is also an opportunity for families to read, tell and share the positive things that books bring, so that each story becomes a “seed of love” to nurture a reading culture in the community.

Class award ceremony. Photo: Organizing Committee

In the first round, the first prize went to Nguyen Hoang Quynh Anh (class 2A7, Green Tue Duc Primary & Secondary School, Hanoi) with a video introducing the book series “Young Heroes”. The second prize was awarded to Mai Nguyen Quoc Bao (class 8A9, Nguyen Dang Son Secondary School, An Giang ) with a story about the work “The Adventures of a Cricket” by writer To Hoai.

Two third prizes went to Huynh Phuc An (Bui Van Ba Primary School, Ho Chi Minh City) with the book series "Today I sleep with Mom", "Today I sleep with Dad", "Today I sleep alone" and Nguyen Ngoc Han (Nguyen Xuan Thuong Secondary School, Hue City) with the work "I am Beto" by writer Nguyen Nhat Anh.

In addition, the Organizing Committee also awarded the young contestant prize to Dang Nha Lam (5 years old) and the sister prize to two pairs Phan Dang Gia Khanh - Phan Dang Ngoc Khanh and Do An Vien - Do Gia Vien.

The first, second and third prize winners will continue to participate in the national final round, scheduled to be held in Ho Chi Minh City in January 2026.

Nguyen Hoang Quynh Anh shares about the award and her love of reading. Photo: Organizing Committee

In the first round, Nguyen Hoang Quynh Anh participated when she was a first grader. With a clear, emotional voice and natural performance, she surpassed many older students to win the highest prize.

Nguyen Hoang Quynh Anh shared: “I also like electronic devices, but only books are a priceless source of knowledge. Thanks to this contest, I read more children's books and hope that many friends will join to discover more interesting things from good books.”

The girl said that she used to be quite shy and afraid to speak in front of a crowd, but thanks to the teachers' guidance on presentation skills, she has become more confident. Before the contest, she also practiced telling stories vividly and naturally to inspire the audience.

Mr. Nguyen Van Sam, Quynh Anh's grandfather, said: "My family always wanted her to understand more about her homeland, so we guided her to tell the story "Ten girls of Dong Loc T-junction" in the book series "Young Heroes". That is a way for her to both learn and remember history."

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/trao-giai-nhat-cuoc-thi-ke-chuyen-sach-thieu-nhi-cho-hoc-sinh-ha-noi-720443.html