Shogakukan Children Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (1996) award
Ken Katayama
かたやま けん
Katayama Ken
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1940-12-11 （Nakano, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Picture book author
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musashino Art University | — | Department of Commercial Design | — | — | Japan |
Musashino Art University
Department of Commercial Design
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Department of Commercial Design
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Japan Picture Book Award | Karada tte Ii na | — | Japan Picture Book Award Committee | winner |
| — | Japan Picture Book Award — Grand Prize | Kitsune Nyōbō | — | Japan Picture Book Award Committee | winner |
| — | Kodansha Publishing Culture Award | Tange-kun | — | Kodansha | winner |
| — | Shogakukan Children's Publication Culture Award | Denden Daiko Inochi | — | Shogakukan | winner |
| — | Sankei Children's Publication Culture Award (Art Prize) | Nacchan no Natsu | 美術賞 | Sankei Shimbun | winner |
Japan Picture Book Award
Work:
Karada tte Ii na
Organization:
Japan Picture Book Award Committee
Result:
winner
Japan Picture Book Award — Grand Prize
Work:
Kitsune Nyōbō
Organization:
Japan Picture Book Award Committee
Result:
winner
Kodansha Publishing Culture Award
Work:
Tange-kun
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
winner
Shogakukan Children's Publication Culture Award
Work:
Denden Daiko Inochi
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
winner
Sankei Children's Publication Culture Award (Art Prize)
Work:
Nacchan no Natsu
Category:
美術賞
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Good Night, Cocco
1982 Picture bookDon Don Don Don
1984 Picture bookCocco's Friends
1984 Picture bookPuss in Boots (illustrations)
1988 Children's book / Illustrated classicTange-kun
1992 Picture bookWhat Is a Good Thing?
1993 Picture bookCocco's Shop
1995 Picture bookCocco's Scarecrow
1996 Picture bookYū-chan's Mixer
1999 Picture book (text by Yūko Murakami)The Stove That Went to the Forest
1999 Picture book (text by Risako Kanzawa)Bear, Wake Up
2002 Picture bookBibliography
- Good Night, Cocco
- Don Don Don Don
- Cocco's Friends
- Puss in Boots (illustrations)
- Tange-kun
- What Is a Good Thing?
- Cocco's Shop
- Cocco's Scarecrow
- Yū-chan's Mixer
- The Stove That Went to the Forest
- Bear, Wake Up
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Simple, warm illustration style and narrationChild-centered perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- familyanimalssmall discoveries of everyday life
Legacy
Ken Katayama is a long-standing Japanese picture book author and illustrator, beloved for his warm illustrations and child-centered approach. He has been recognized with multiple children's literature awards.
Archives
- National Diet Library (authority file)
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF data)
Trivia
- Blood type O
- Graduated from Musashino Art University, Department of Commercial Design
- Born in Nakano, Tokyo