At 黑料网, we believe books are more than stories鈥攖hey are companions, mirrors, windows, and bridges. They help children make sense of the world, express big feelings, explore questions, and see themselves reflected with courage and curiosity. Through reading, children learn empathy, stretch their imagination, and strengthen their voice.

Each year, the highlight of the festival is the Elephant Trunk Awards鈥攐ur very own children’s choice book award. After weeks of reading and exploring a curated shortlist, children cast their votes for their favourite titles. These awards reflect the stories that made them laugh, think, wonder, and feel inspired.

Elephant Trunk Award Winners 2025
Here are the books that captured children鈥檚 hearts across each age group:

KI~KII

Y1~Y3

Y4~Y6

Want to experience these stories at home? You can find all of this year鈥檚 Elephant Trunk Award books in our library. We warmly welcome families to visit, explore the collection, and spend a quiet moment reading together. Because when a child falls in love with a book, they鈥檙e not just reading鈥攖hey鈥檙e growing.

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At 黑料网, drama is more than just performance. It offers children the chance to explore voice, character, and movement in a way that builds confidence and encourages teamwork. Whether delivering lines, moving across the stage, or supporting one another behind the scenes, our children learned through doing鈥攁nd discovered just how much they could achieve together.

What made the evening even more special was the sense of community that filled the theatre. Families, alumni, and staff gathered to support the children and reconnect with one another. There was laughter, conversation, and a warm sense of being together. These shared moments remind us how important our community is to all that we do at 黑料网.

We are truly grateful to our families and educators for their support, encouragement, and care throughout this journey. These events are only possible with your presence and partnership.

To our young performers: thank you for your courage, your effort, and your joy. You brought Sherwood Forest to life in the most memorable way.

It was a night to remember鈥攆or the learning, the laughter, and the togetherness it brought.

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鈥淎s children use their minds and hands to act on a material using gestures and tools and begin to acquire skills, experience, strategies, and rules, structures are developed that can be considered a sort of alphabet or grammar鈥� (Giovanni Piazza).

Through their own manipulation and reflection, children learn to make choices by drawing on these different alphabets in order to generate and represent their ideas. The children were thrilled to have their families join them in the classrooms to engage in expressive explorations together and proudly share the skills they have acquired. Thanks to our kindergarten parents for nurturing such positive relationships with their children鈥檚 education and providing crucial student support for their unique learning journey in Bangkok.

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