"How things were in the 1990s"
A book about childhood memories back in the 1990s in Hanoi.
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Publisher: Kim Dong
Writer: Trang Neko
Illustrator: X.Lan
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Part 1 of the book is the reminiscence of the author's childhood spent in an old condominium.
Part 2 is a "pictionary" introducing all games, snacks and toys back in those days.
A folk game, playing along a nursery rhymes featuring all these snacks.
Sketches for folk games
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When the Internet and computer was unknown, kids had nothing to play but game invented by themselves, with very little tools needed.
Folk games
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Childhood snacks are cheap sweet treats sold mainly in front of nursery school and primary school. Many of them are still available until these days.
Childhood snacks
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I had most fun drawing vintage toys. It seems these old toys are an important part of childhood for not only Vietnamese kids, but also international friends.
Vintage toys
Pattern for the book
Some pages from the book
You can also take a look at Part 1 of the book here.
Thank you for your support!
