Iwaya Sazanami Literature Award
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2005) award
Nakae Yoshiwo
なかえ よしを
Nakae Yoshiwo
Pen Names:
Nakae Yoshio（Legal name (distinct from pen name)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1940-07-27 （Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- children's literature author, picture book author, writer
- Active Years
- 1973-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University, College of Art (and Graduate School of Art) | College of Art | — | — | — | Japan |
Nihon University, College of Art (and Graduate School of Art)
College of Art
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | International Youth Artists Exhibition — Foreign Minister's Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 1974 | Kodansha Publishing Culture Award | Nezumi-kun's Vest | — | Kodansha | winner |
| 1987 | Ehon Nippon Prize | Mischievous Rara-chan | — | — | winner |
| 2005 | Iwaya Sazanami Literary Prize | — | — | — | winner (shared with 上野紀子 / Noriko Ueno) |
International Youth Artists Exhibition — Foreign Minister's Prize
1973
Result:
winner
Kodansha Publishing Culture Award
1974
Work:
Nezumi-kun's Vest
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
winner
Ehon Nippon Prize
1987
Work:
Mischievous Rara-chan
Result:
winner
Iwaya Sazanami Literary Prize
2005
Result:
winner (shared with 上野紀子 / Noriko Ueno)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Chimney-less Locomotive
1977 children's bookThe Story of How I Became Friends with Mean Goriske
1977 children's bookThe Witch and the Time Machine
1991 children's literatureYuta-kun and the Fire Engine
1994 children's bookRabi-chan the Magician
2000 children's bookDakkun Goes to the Flower Field
2002 children's bookBibliography
- The Chimney-less Locomotive (ill. Takatsugu Yazawa) — Poplar Publishing, 1977
- The Story of How I Became Friends with Mean Goriske — Kaiseisha, 1977
- The Witch and the Time Machine (ill. Hiroaki Okubo) — Kin no Hoshi Sha, 1991
- Yuta-kun and the Fire Engine (ill. Hiroaki Okubo) — Kyoiku Gageki, 1994
- Rabi-chan the Magician (ill. Toshihiko Okutani) — Gakushū Kenkyūsha, 2000
- Rabi-chan the Magician: Rabi-chan Goes to the Park (ill. Toshihiko Okutani) — Gakushū Kenkyūsha, 2001
- Rabi-chan the Magician: Rabi-chan Goes to the Circus (ill. Toshihiko Okutani) — Gakushū Kenkyūsha, 2002
- Dakkun Goes to the Flower Field (ill. Yukiko Yamazaki) — Poplar Publishing, 2002
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- simple, child-friendly narrationconcise prose suited to picture books
- Recurring Motifs
- friendshipsmall everyday adventuresmischief and humor
Legacy
A widely beloved children's author and picture-book writer best known for the "Nezumi-kun" series. Many notable works were created in collaboration with Noriko Ueno; recipient of awards including the Kodansha Publishing Culture Award.
Archives
- Holdings / authority records in the National Diet Library and other national authority databases
In Popular Culture
- The "Nezumi-kun" series is well ingrained in Japanese early-childhood and children's culture.
Trivia
- Legal name: Nakae Yoshio.
- Born in Kobe.
- Wrote many books illustrated by his wife, Noriko Ueno.