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Mikie Ando

あんどう みきえ

Ando Mikie

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1953-01-01 （Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
children's literature writer, picture book author
Active Years
1992-

Awards

Kanebo/Mrs. Fairy Tale Award — Idea Prize
1992
Work: Dream of the Earth
Category: アイディア賞
Organization: Kanebo
Result: 受賞
“Chiisana Dowa” Grand Prize (Grand Prize)
1994
Work: Winter Sunspot
Category: 大賞
Organization: The Mainichi Newspapers
Result: 受賞
“Chiisana Dowa” Selector's Prize (Imae Yoshitomo Prize)
1994
Work: Itadakimasu
Category: 選者賞（今江祥智賞）
Organization: The Mainichi Newspapers
Result: 受賞
Muku Hatto Children's Literature Award
2000
Work: Heaven's Seesaw
Organization: Muku Hatto Children's Literature Award Committee
Result: 受賞
Noma Children's Literature Award
2018
Work: Daughters of the Full Moon
Organization: Noma Cultural Foundation
Result: 受賞
Japan Association of Children's Literature Authors Award
2022
Work: Yashajin River
Organization: Japan Association of Children's Literature Authors
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Half-and-Half Wherever You Go

1996 picture book

A picture book about sharing and togetherness told in a gentle voice.

sharingfriendship

Heaven's Seesaw

2000 children's literature

A children's novel delicately portraying family, growth, loss, and renewal.

familycoming of ageloss

Grandpa's Ghost Friend

2003 picture book

A picture book depicting a mysterious friendship between a grandfather and a ghost.

familymystery

The Story of the Bear with a Bad Spot in His Head

2007 children's literature

A short-story collection starring a bear, mixing humor and tenderness.

animalshumor

Magnolia at Dusk

2007 children's literature

A work depicting twilight scenes and inner emotional shifts.

natureemotion

Lost and Found at Yumemi Station

2014 children's literature

A mysterious and heartwarming story set at a train station.

encountersmemories

Lullaby of the Lost Whale

2016 children's literature

An lyrical children's book themed around the sea and journeys.

seajourney

Daughters of the Full Moon

2017 children's literature

A novel about family and girls' inner lives. Winner of the 56th Noma Children's Literature Award.

familygirlsgrowth

Yashajin River

2021 children's literature

A work that contemplates the relationship between nature and people. Winner of the 62nd Japan Association of Children's Literature Authors Award.

naturelocal community

Bibliography

  • Half-and-Half Wherever You Go
  • Heaven's Seesaw
  • Grandpa's Ghost Friend
  • The Story of the Bear with a Bad Spot in His Head
  • Magnolia at Dusk
  • Curl Up, Armadillo! Five Stories Beginning from an Egg
  • Just Tried Calling
  • Once A Silly Time
  • Hiwa and the Tortoise
  • Lost and Found at Yumemi Station
  • Lullaby of the Lost Whale
  • Daughters of the Full Moon
  • Yashajin River

Style & Themes

Literary Style
gentle narrationfocus on children's perspectiveallegorical and poetic expressions
Recurring Motifs
familynaturegrowthmemory

Legacy

Mikie Ando is an active Japanese children's literature and picture book author, acclaimed for her warm narrative voice and works focusing on nature and family. She has received multiple major awards and some works have been used in school materials.

Trivia

  • Born in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture.
  • Some works have been adopted as junior-high school language arts textbooks.
  • Has won multiple awards including the Noma Children's Literature Award and the Muku Hatto Children's Literature Award.