Book Week 2025 at BIS Hanoi: Tales with Tails

Throughout the week, excitement has been building around books and stories. The children loved visiting the Book Worm book fair and the second-hand book stall. 

They were happy to choose new books and spend some quiet time reading them. Many classes read together — older children reading with younger children and sharing their favourite stories. 

A highlight of the week was the Hunt the Animal game, where children searched for characters from author Nawal’s books hidden around the school. In our reading lessons, we enjoyed Nawal’s rhyming animal stories, using them to practise our VIPERS reading skills and inspire our own writing. 

To finish the week, we welcomed Nawal to our school. The children had the chance to learn how she writes her books and even tried it for themselves — from creating characters to planning stories. 

It has been a fun and inspiring week. BIS students have truly enjoyed celebrating reading together! 

Jessica Casey  

Year 4 Teacher / Primary Reading Leader