The National Student Picture Book Creation Award was awarded today, and 5 groups of outstanding students performed brilliantly. (Provided by Art Education Center)
Pangolins are afraid of being "seen through". Grandma makes rice dumplings to condense the family's memory. Even a grain of rice can start a journey. This year's (2026) National Student Picture Book Creation Award was announced today (3rd). This year, a total of 211 schools, 1,000 students, and 812 works participated. In the end, 113 works won the award. From natural ecology, family relationships to self-exploration, students use pictures and words to express the world in their own eyes. The judges said that with the widespread use of AI, creations that are authentic, original and have personal characteristics are even more valuable.
This year’s five groups of outstanding works each have their own characteristics. The lower and middle grade group of elementary schools is led by Liu Youle from Linyuan Elementary School in Kaohsiung City with "Look!" "Divers" won a special distinction, using saturated crayon colors and childlike shapes to depict the encounter between divers and underwater creatures, showing the courage to explore the unknown and love for nature; the senior elementary school group's "Rice Travel of Rice Balls" by Xiao Wang of Yongfu Elementary School in Tainan City won a special distinction, using vivid images to show the process of rice from growing to becoming food.
The outstanding performance of the junior high school group "Don't See Me Through" was co-created by Luo Xiaomian of Chungli Junior High School in Taoyuan City and Xu Yuting of Pingxing Junior High School. It uses anthropomorphic techniques to depict the life story of a pangolin, conveying trust, protection and respect for life. The top prize in the high school vocational category is "Grandma's Love for Zongzi" written by Lin Li from Tainan Girls' High School. It starts from traditional crafts and depicts the precious time a family spends together making zongzi, turning food into the taste of home and emotional memory. In the tertiary education category, "A Clumsy Life" by Ye Yijia of National Chung Cheng University won a special distinction. Through the arrangement of pictures and texts and the page-turning design, it leads readers into a moment of life.
The National Student Picture Book Creation Award was awarded today. (Provided by Art Education Center)
Jury representative Zhang Shuqiong said that this year can be said to be the year when the world has entered an era of widespread use of AI. In the future, "authentic, original, and free" works will become more and more precious, and each work should be unique and have personal characteristics. She also reminded that this year's judges felt that some of the works were directed by others with "a little too much effort", especially the works of primary school students. Parents and teachers should provide appropriate guidance, keep a slight distance, and "make space for the children." She looked forward to the return of a large number of innocent and childlike works. Slowly practicing and accumulating one stroke at a time is the precious growth process in the student years.
Li Boyan, director of the National Taiwan Art Education Center, said that the National Student Picture Book Creation Award has entered its 21st year and hopes to continue to encourage students to express their observations and ideas through images and words. The winning works are also promoted through publishing, e-books, animations, exhibitions and picture book story concerts, so that students' creations can be seen by more people.
