Values in the Best Children Fictions Awarded from the Office of the Basic Education Commission

Abstract

This research article aims to analyze the values of 10 children’s fictions that received outstanding book awards from the Office of the Basic Education Commission from 2012 to 2023. The research findings reveal 4 aspects of values present in children’s fictions: 1) Emotional and mental value, which help promote children’s growth into emotionally and mentally stable adults, including ethics and family love bonding; 2) Social values, which enable children to learn and exhibit appropriate behaviors for social acceptance and integrate with people in society, including living in society, social development, environmental and conservation, and basic human needs in society; 3) Intellectual values, which help children develop intellectually, including the use of intelligence and wit, knowledge seeking, and enhancing intelligence through supplements; and 4) Physical values, which provide children with the knowledge and skills for proper self-protection, namely health education.