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Michiko Yoshida

よしだ みちこ

Yoshida Michiko

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1947 （Tokyo, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Tokyo (birth) → Hakata (raised partly) → Kyoto (raised and resident) → Resident of Yamashina-ku, Kyoto

Career

Occupations
Children's literature author
Active Years
1983-
Affiliations
Representative of doujinshi 'Umi no Hōhō'

Awards

Japan Children's Literature Association Award
2010
Work: Yamato Shijimi's Table
Organization: Japan Children's Literature Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Little Fox and the Small Doctor

1983 Picture book

A warm picture book about the interaction between a fox and a small doctor.

friendshipanimals

The Concert of Zawanza Forest

1985 Picture book

A work conveying the richness of nature through a concert held in the forest.

naturemusic

The Shipwrecked Hotel

1988 Children's story

An adventurous story depicting children's growth in a shipwrecked-hotel setting.

adventuregrowing up

The Cat's Toy: From the Meadow Mole

1990 Picture book

A gentle story depicting creatures of the meadow.

natureanimals

A Small Hotel in the Forest

1991 Picture book

A heartwarming story set in a small hotel in the forest.

communitynature

Grandpa Became a Ghost

1997 Picture book

A children's story that gently handles themes of death and parting.

familydeath

Before Everyone Goes to the Moon

2000 Picture book

A whimsical book that stimulates children's imagination.

imaginationadventure

The Moonlit Wind-Chime Shop

2002 Story picture book

A poetic picture book set on a moonlit night.

lyricismnature

Sparkling Summer

2004 Picture book

A depiction of summer scenes from a child's perspective.

seasongrowing up

Extraordinary Days

2004 Children's literature

A collection-like work depicting small miracles and discoveries in everyday life.

everyday lifediscovery

Cheers to Twelve!

2006 Children's literature

A work celebrating age twelve, themed on growing up.

growing upfriendship

Giraffe Swaying

2006 Picture book

A gentle everyday story told through animals.

animalseveryday life

Komugi and Big Brother

2006 Children's literature

A story focusing on family and sibling relationships.

familygrowing up

Yamato Shijimi's Table

2010 Children's literature / Picture book

A work portraying everyday life from the perspective of familiar nature and small creatures. Winner of the 2010 Japan Children's Literature Association Award.

natureeveryday lifeenvironment

Beware the Parcel

2011 Picture book

A work depicting curiosity and bewilderment through events.

curiosityeveryday life

Sandwich Day

2013 Picture book

A work that depicts gentle emotions through household scenes and meals.

homemealtime

Komugi's Friend

2014 Picture book

A work featuring Komugi as the protagonist, portraying friendship and growth.

friendshipgrowing up

Bibliography

  • The Little Fox and the Small Doctor
  • The Concert of Zawanza Forest
  • The Shipwrecked Hotel
  • The Cat's Toy: From the Meadow Mole
  • A Small Hotel in the Forest
  • Grandpa Became a Ghost
  • Before Everyone Goes to the Moon
  • The Moonlit Wind-Chime Shop
  • Sparkling Summer
  • Extraordinary Days
  • Cheers to Twelve!
  • Giraffe Swaying
  • Komugi and Big Brother
  • Yamato Shijimi's Table
  • Beware the Parcel
  • Sandwich Day
  • Komugi's Friend

Style & Themes

Literary Style
gentle narrative voiceplain style suited for childrenpoetic description
Recurring Motifs
natureanimalshome and everyday lifesense of seasons

Legacy

Michiko Yoshida has produced children's picture books and literature for many years and has earned steady recognition in the Japanese children's literature community. She is known for local themes and natural depictions and won the Japan Children's Literature Association Award in 2010.

Archives

  • National Diet Library (holdings / identifier present)
  • CiNii (author information registered)

Trivia

  • Has served as representative of the doujinshi 'Umi no Hōhō'.
  • Born in 1947.