Chiisana Dowa Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2004) grand prize
Suzuka Miyashita
みやした すずか
Miyashita Suzuka
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1957-01-01 （Azumino, Nagano, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- children's literature author
- Active Years
- 2008-
- Influenced By
- Satomi Kako, Mukou Hatoju
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Meiji University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Has experience working at an academic publisher
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | “Small Fairy Tales” Grand Prize | I, Chi, Mo, Ku, San | — | The Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Mukuhatoju Children's Literature Award | Hiragana Adventure | — | Kagoshima City / Kagoshima City Board of Education | 受賞 |
“Small Fairy Tales” Grand Prize
2004
Work:
I, Chi, Mo, Ku, San
Organization:
The Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Mukuhatoju Children's Literature Award
2009
Work:
Hiragana Adventure
Organization:
Kagoshima City / Kagoshima City Board of Education
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Muku Hatoju Children's Literature Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2009) award
Works
Major Works
Hiragana Adventure
2008 Children's literatureA picture book for young children focusing on hiragana; uses letter play and adventure to foster interest in language.
word playlearningadventure
Katakana Adventure
2009 Children's literatureA picture book themed on katakana; a companion learning book to the hiragana title.
character educationlearning
Number Adventure
2010 Children's literature / Educational picture bookA picture book that makes learning numbers fun; uses rhythmic narration to encourage interest in numeracy.
matheducationrhythm
Switching the A-I-U-E-O: Language Is Fun!
2013 Children's book / Picture bookAn educational picture book conveying the joy of vocabulary and rearranging words.
vocabularyjoy of language
The Runaway King: Words Are Friends
2013 Children's literatureA picture book depicting the importance of friendship and communication through words.
friendshipcommunicationlanguage
Kanji Adventure
2014 Children's literature / Educational picture bookA book designed to gently introduce kanji so children can become familiar with the characters.
kanji educationlearning
Bibliography
- Hiragana Adventure
- Katakana Adventure
- Number Adventure
- Moji no Daibouken (series)
- Switching the A-I-U-E-O: Language Is Fun!
- The Runaway King: Words Are Friends
- Stop, Stop, Stop! Words Are Friends
- Kanji Adventure
- Caw Caw Duck and Caw Caw Crow: Words Are Friends
- What's the Opposite of Red? Fun Language School
- A Diary Without Dots: Fun Language School
- Chibikko Yayuyo: Fun Language School
- 3,2,1, Zero? Counting School
- Turn Circles Into Squares! Counting School
- Favorite Time, Disliked Time: Counting School
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- simple, educational proseconversational, addressed-to-children tone
- Recurring Motifs
- word playlearning and growthfriendship
Legacy
Authored numerous educational picture books focused on letters and language, contributing to children's language education. Recipient of multiple children's literature awards.
Trivia
- Graduated from Meiji University, Faculty of Letters
- Has worked at a scholarly/book publisher
- Names Satomi Kako and Mukuhatoju among favorite authors