Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories by Phuoc Thi Minh Tran

Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories

Phuoc Thi Minh Tran

Tuttle Publishing · Print & ebook · April 14, 2015

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Who it’s for
Young readers interested in Vietnamese folktales
Themes
Kindness triumphs over greed, Vietnamese folktales and legends, Nature fables
Genres
Country & Ethnic Folktales, Asian Myths & Legends, Fairy Tale Collections

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**Winner of Creative Child Magazine 2015 Book of the Year Award** **Winner of Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2015 Gold Medal** This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Vietnamese fairy tales and other folk stories—providing insight into a rich literary culture. Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories is a charming collection of fifteen tales as told by prominent storyteller Tran Thi Minh Phuoc.

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In it, Tran—Minnesota's first Vietnamese librarian and an active member of the Vietnamese-American community—recounts cherished folktales such as "The Story of Tam and Cam" (the Vietnamese version of Cinderella), "The Jade Rabbit," and "The Legend of the Mai Flower." They make perfect new additions for story time or bedtime reading. With beautiful illustrations by veteran artists Nguyen Thi Hop and Nguyen Dong, children and adults alike will be enchanted by Tran's English retellings. Stories in which integrity, hard work and a kind heart triumph over deception, laziness, and greed—as gods, peasants, kings and fools spring to life in legends of bravery and beauty, and fables about nature. The Children's Favorite Stories series was created to share the folktales and legends most beloved by children in the East with young readers of all backgrounds in the West. Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories will keep Vietnam's folktales alive for them and the legions of young readers who enjoy multicultural children's books and stories set in faraway lands. Other multicultural children's books in this series include: Asian Children's Favorite Stories, Indian Children's Favorite Stories, Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories, Japanese Children's Favorite Stories, Singapore Children's Favorite Stories, Filipino Favorite Children's Stories, Favorite Children's Stories from China & Tibet, Chinese Children's Favorite Stories, Korean Children's Favorite Stories,Balinese Children's Favorite Stories..

Who it’s for

  • Young readers interested in Vietnamese folktales
  • Families choosing stories for bedtime or story time

Where it sits

Country & Ethnic Folktales53%
Fairy Tale Collections41%
Asian Myths & Legends35%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Country & Ethnic Folktales
  • Asian Myths & Legends
  • Stories Set in Asia
Authors
Phuoc Thi Minh Tran
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Published
April 14, 2015
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Kindness triumphs over greed · Vietnamese folktales and legends · Nature fables
Reading lane
Country & Ethnic Folktales