THE MAGICAL SEASHELL

You are invited to a world of astonishing, touching and dazzling stories in a wonderful collection of children, stories written by many contemporary Vietnamese authors, where

imagination is winged, family sentiments is praised, and the sacred cohesion of friendship creates deep emotions in the hearts of readers.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The magical seashell (Vũ Hương Nam)

The perfect trio (Ngọc Linh)

Velvet leaf and green leaf (Phương Trinh)

The Withering Kingdom (Trần Đức Tiến)

The songs of the black bird (Trương Tiếp Trương)

The ducks crossing the river (Trương Tiếp Trương)

Prince Straw (Nguyễn Thị Kim Hòa)

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font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>About the authors:

Bui Phuong Tam was born in Hanoi, graduated from National University of Singapore and is currently living in Ho Chi Minh City. In her evenings, she has been reading bedtime stories to her daughter and writing stories that celebrate family values, which she believes are the fundamental foundation for any child to grow into a happy person. Her first picture book "This is Tết!" has become a favorite story book for many Vietnamese children. Tam is currently pursuing a Master Program in Early Childhood – Inclusive Education with a major in Constructivism at Portland State University.

Hoang Giang was born in Dalat and obtained her Master's degree in Illustration&Book Art at Anglia Ruskin University, UK. Giang has been illustrating children's books for more than 10 years now. She also challenges herself with comics and graphic novel, and is the author of "Choice" – a short graphic novel and "Xom Om Xom" (A Noisy Hamlet) - a comic series.

Giang has a small studio in Saigon named Lá with her partner and three cats. She has been trying hard to find time for piano these days.