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Little Voices-Poem Awards

Little Voices

2025/2026 Award

We first appreciate all six creative participants, Grace, Hayoon, Ryan, Lea, Leo and Jinho. We also appreciate our six college student reviewers from the University of California — Davis, San Diego, and Santa Barbara — for their thoughtful reading this year.

First Place · Sun’s Award

The first place goes to Mom’s Timer, written by Hayoon.

Second Place · Moon’s Award

The second place goes to Photo, written by Lea.

Third Place · Star’s Award

The third place goes to Me, written by Grace.

Reviewer Comments on “Mom’s Timer”

The central theme of “Mom’s Timer” is something everyone will experience at some point in their lives — the fear of losing a parent. It personifies that fear beautifully, and its literary structure and style are equally beautiful.

— Pavel, UCSB

I found the premise of “Mom’s Timer” to be really profound, showing a strong understanding of human emotions and relationships. In the poem, a timer is tied to the mother’s response to her children’s behavior and actions. In many ways, the child acts in accordance with the mother’s wishes to prevent her from “leaving,” and that causes the child to feel anxious. Feeling that their time with their mother is limited, the child chooses to make more happy memories with her. The poem captures the tension between wanting to be close to a parent and being careful not to upset them.

— Anonymous, UC Davis

This poem left the strongest emotional impact on me, resonating deeply through its subject and metaphorical approach. It reminded me to appreciate the time with my mom and how fragile a human heart can be.

— Anna, UC Davis

“Mom’s Timer” was well-worded, with digestible lines and stanzas. The theme of the poem was powerful, expressed through carefully chosen phrases and thoughtful intent behind every line.

— Kenny, UCSD

Little Voices

Little Voices — BunnyPals Foundation

BunnyPals Foundation launches

Little Voices

A journal project – a peek into the young hearts

As part of the Foundation’s year-round 2025–2026 “Young Poets Wanted” initiative, we’re delighted to introduce Little Voices — a journal project born from that call, and written, drawn, and told entirely by the children who answered it.

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This Year’s Little Voices are

Grace Hayoon Ryan Lea Leo Jinho

Six young creators.

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The Collection by July 30, 2026

Poems 18
Drawings 2
Short Story 1

Poems are currently under review for awards. We’ll share the results as soon as judging is complete.

BunnyPals · Little Voices Updated August 1, 2026

Yor’s Southern Stew from Spy x Family

Southern stew is a yummy food with its very creamy texture

Ingredients

  1. Meat chunks
  2. Spices (smoked paprika, salt, pepper, and garlic powder)
  3. All-purpose flour
  4. Onions, tomatoes, potatoes, garlic, and any other vegetable that you think works
  5. For the base (beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, and tomato paste, 1 bay leaf, chopped dill)

How to cook it

First you start to mix the flour, smoked paprika, salt, pepper, and garlic and then add the meat chunks. After that, make sure the flour is mixed well with the meat chunks, and then you put them in the pot and wait until all sides of the meat chunks are brown.

After the meat chunks are brown, cut up onions and all the vegetables and cook until the onions are soft.

Once the onions are soft, add beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, meat, dill, and bay leaf and then just wait. That’s it, a very simple recipe.

When you eat, add sour cream and a sunny-side-up egg in your plate.

Idyllwild, CA

By Grace Moon
May 26, 2026

Our family took a road trip to Idyllwild, CA.

I searched where we have to go: Lake Fulmor Loop, Ernie Maxwell Scenic, Black Mountain Summit, and Idyllwild Nature Center.

Because we left early home, we arrived before 10 am around Idyllwild, and when we got out on Hwy, arrived there, a kind of Art show in the street had began.Mom and I visited some tables. Drawing on the wood, and paper jewelry were very attractive to me.  

We first visited the Nature Center and looked around also at local artists and farmers’ selling, and we bought local honey.

After lunch around there, we decided to go to the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail. It was a little longer than I thought, but it was full of wild flowers. Also it was really fun

My parents wanted to live there someday after full retirement. 

Cats and kittens!

April 29, 2026, by Grace

Digital drawing, Cumin, by Grace

I loveee cats! Cats are one of my favorite animals, they are very friendly and sweet. 
I’m going to foster kittens that are just 4 weeks old and I’ll keep them until about 8weeks because they have to get neutered.
 
Cats are very fascinating animals that share 95.6% of their DNA with tigers and they can run up to 30 mph. Also, you know how our fingerprints are different. Well cats’ noses are also different. They’re like fingerprints but with noses and when cats purr they can heal us. When they purr they create vibration which is around 25 – 150 Hz and that can repair bones.

Secondly, cats are amazing creatures. They can see in almost darkness, even though they are near sided. Cats are also amazing jumpers; they could jump up five times their height! Cats love to sleep. They usually spend about 70% of their whole lives just sleeping. That’s because out of 24 hours a day, they sleep around 15 hours.
Sadly, cats can’t taste sweetness so even if they want your ice cream it’s just that they’re curious not that they smell sweetness. 

Did you know that cats can be left-handed and right handed too? Well, they can and studies show that males are usually more left-handed and females are usually right handed. Cats have a very flexible skeleton. They have around 230 bones in their body and we only have 203. Also, they have a free floating collarbone that allows cats to fit through very small spaces.

This is kind of a funny fact, but did you know a cat named Stubbs was the mayor of an Alaskan town for 20 years? Well it’s true!  Ok thats it byeeeeeee.

(Book) Let’s Learn Korean – Korean Proverbs (Animal Collection)

We created the book “Let’s Learn Korean – Korean Proverbs (Animal Collection)” over nearly two years. During this time, Grace used the manuscript herself to practice Korean letters.

This book is practical for second-generation Korean kids and anyone else to learn more about Korean culture and Korean proverbs and strengthen their Korean writing skills.

Join us on this weekly learning journey! Thank you for your support. All profits from your purchase will support us, BunnyPals Foundation. 

If you want to buy this ebook, click here. You have to print it for use!

Have you ever gone to Lake Tahoe

Jan 24, 2026, by Grace

Have you ever gone to Lake Tahoe? If not then let me convince you to go. First we need the necessities. The most important thing is to bring water and warm clothes. Most people don’t know this but you should bring sunglasses and sunscreen  because you’re closer to the sun than normally. I went hiking, sledding, and skiing and it was SO MUCH FUN. I went skiing at Mt. Rose. Mt. Rose had a lot of skiing places, but since there wasn’t enough snow, only 4 areas were open.

 Mt. Rose was a lot of places to eat and rest, like, for example, we went to the sky bar to rest but got kicked out because I was 10. I went on the “magic” and got to a hill. It was called “Show Off,” and it was for easy/beginner. I could only go there because it was the only easy/beginner skiing route that was open. We were going to go to Mystic, Spellbound, and other beginner skiing routes, but they were sadly all closed because of not enough snow in the places. 

If you want to sled, if it’s going to snow or if there is already snow, just go to a place that’s kind of on a hill and sled. We did that, and it was so much fun. We went near Carson City. I built a snowman there too. I named them Lummi, Bobby, Snow, and Kittchick. I named one Kittchick because it looked like a cat at first, but since my dad distorted it, he tried rebuilding it, but it got changed into a chick, so that’s how he got his name. The rest I named them that because I thought they were cute names. 

I don’t think I really hiked, but I took many pictures.  I went to a side of the lake and walked about a mile, and it was fun. We saw a lot of stuff. I even ate lunch there. We ate a lot of meat, but it was good. At the other place we stopped near the snow guys, and we took some pictures, but that was it. They were beautiful, though, and the sun was kind of setting, but it was only around 3-4 pm. We drove a lot looking for places to eat, and we found one, but it took us a long time, but the food was delicious, so it’s a loss-win, but it’s fine. 

In all, Lake Tahoe is a fun and beautiful place to visit. There are so many things to do and see. We ate and explored many places. I hope I can go again, and now you know why I love Lake Tahoe, and I hope I convinced you to go on an adventure in lake tahoe.

Lake Tahoe Trip

By Leo, Jan 24, 2026

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Lake Tahoe is a 10-hour drive from Carlsbad. There is snow all around, and it is pretty cold. It has some popular places like Tahoe Treetop, Ridge Rider Mountain Coaster, and Lake Tahoe Beach. There is a skiing and snowboarding place.

what I did

I went to a beach and went skiing every day, and I found out that I’m pretty good at it. but there was too much driving, and almost 2 days were spent if all the driving was combined. I was exhausted after the trip, but it was worth it i had some fun time there.

what I felt like at/after the trip

On the first day I woke up at 5 am to pack up and get ready to leave. It took more than 10 hours, and I was tired in the car. I slept for 5 hours in the car and played games for the remaining 5 hours. Then on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th days, it was super fun playing there, and on the 6th day, I drove back to my house, and I was super tired.

why I went to tahoe

I usually hate going on a trip, but this time I went on a trip because I used to love snow, and going to Tahoe was the only way to see snow again, but I didn’t know how much snow there was. I still took the chance and went to Tahoe.and I was lucky I did because there was a large amount of snow on the ground; the snow came up to my leg! I could barely walk because of the amount of snow. My dad had to attach a chain on the wheel to make the car move.

conclusion

In conclusion, Lake Tahoe is a popular place that has snow; you can ski, snowboard, and build snowmen. It’s a 10-hour drive from Carlsbad, but it’s worth it. Because you can see snow, if you want to play in snow, you can play a lot and have a lot of fun. I hope this article helped you learn about Lake Tahoe.

Bye.

Lake Tahoe

Places to go: Heavenly Village, Zephyr Cove, Ski resort (Mt. Rose was cheapest, and good for beginners like me), Emerald Bay Beach, Cave Rock, etc.

Lake Tahoe was a very amazing and fun place to go. There was a lot of snow. I and my family built snowmen, skied, and sledded. It took us quite a while to go up there because after we went to Big Bear, we had to drive way up to my sister, and then we had to go to Lake Tahoe, so then it took us an extra two hours from Davis, but it was worth it to get to meet my sister (actually, we picked her). We saw amazing views at Lake Tahoe, it was spectacular. I recommend going there.

Big Bear Mountain

Nov 23-24, 2025

Where to go: Big bear village, Castle rock, Big bear discovery center, Alpine pedal trail, Solar observatory

Big Bear Mountain was a very fun experience. There was a lot of snow. It took us about four hours to go there because we were going to LA and then Big Bear from Carlsbad. We went to Castle Rock, Alpine Trail, and we saw amazing mountains. The view was astonishing.