Robo no Ishi Youth Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1994) award
Yoko Kitayama
きたやま ようこ
Kitayama Yoko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1949-05-15 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan → Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan (atelier)
Career
- Occupations
- picture book author, translator
- Active Years
- 1975-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunka Gakuin | Faculty of Arts | — | — | — | Japan |
Bunka Gakuin
Faculty of Arts
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Kodansha Publishing Culture Award (Picture Book) | The 'Yuta's House Bossy Dog' series | 絵本賞 | Kodansha | winner |
| 1993 | Robō no Ishi Children's Literature Award | 'How to Become a Fine Dog' and 'Jinpei's Picture Diary' | — | Robō no Ishi | winner |
| 2009 | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (Sankei Shimbun Prize) | What Inuué-kun Forgot | — | Sankei Shimbun | winner |
Kodansha Publishing Culture Award (Picture Book)
1989
Work:
The 'Yuta's House Bossy Dog' series
Category:
絵本賞
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
winner
Robō no Ishi Children's Literature Award
1993
Work:
'How to Become a Fine Dog' and 'Jinpei's Picture Diary'
Organization:
Robō no Ishi
Result:
winner
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (Sankei Shimbun Prize)
2009
Work:
What Inuué-kun Forgot
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tadaima— (I'm Home)
1975 picture book for infantsA simple picture book for infants depicting everyday greetings and actions with gentle illustrations and words.
everyday lifeparent-child
Yuta's House: The Bossy Dog (series)
1989 children's picture book seriesA series starring a pet dog, humorously portraying interactions between the dog, its owner Yuta, and people/animals they meet.
dogsfamilyeveryday interactions
Books Taught by Dogs (series)
1994 picture books/essays appealing to both children and adultsEssay-like works themed on dogs, drawing on relationships with dogs in a way that appeals to adult readers as well.
dogsempathyhumor
Baby Piglet (series)
children's picture bookA series featuring a piglet protagonist, centering on gently depicted everyday events from a child's perspective.
animalsgrowing up
Bibliography
- Tadaima— (1975)
- Itadakimasu (1975)
- See You Tomorrow (1975)
- Yuta's House: The Bossy Dog (series)
- Books Taught by Dogs (series)
- What Inuué-kun Forgot
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- warm illustrations with concise narrationgentle expressions that sympathize with a child's viewpoint
- Recurring Motifs
- dogsfamilywalks and everyday scenes
Legacy
A picture book author widely supported across generations for works themed on dogs. Her humorous and empathetic style has been appreciated in children's literature for many years.
In Popular Culture
- Dog characters and series have been beloved for many years
Trivia
- She impulsively bought a Siberian Husky and once took a one-year 'dog-raising leave' from writing.
- In the 'Yuta's House' series the dog refers to itself as 'ore' (a rougher masculine first-person), a choice that was defended despite publisher concern.
- Her representative works include many series themed around dogs.