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Naoko Okada

おかだ なおこ

Okada Naoko

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1961-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
死没
2025-02-05 64歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
Children's literature author
活動期間
1991年〜2025年

学歴

Tokyo Metropolitan Komyo Special School
国: Japan
Tokyo Metropolitan Fukazawa High School
国: Japan
Japan Children's Literature Association — Children's Literature School / Creative Workshop
国: Japan
Completed courses run by the Japan Children's Literature Association

受賞歴

Noma Children's Literature Newcomer Award (30th)
1991
対象作品: Kaoring
結果: 受賞
Japan Children's Literature Association Award (43rd)
2002
対象作品: Walking the Road with Hinako-chan
主催: Japan Children's Literature Association
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Kaoring

1991年 Children's literature

A young-adult novel published in 1991 as her debut, exploring friendship and self-discovery.

coming-of-agefriendshipidentity

Midsummer Scene

1993年 Children's literature / Young adult

A collection of short and mid-length pieces set in summer, sensitively portraying adolescent feelings.

adolescenceseasonal atmosphere

Futarikko

1994年 Children's literature

A children's book with picture-book elements, dealing with family and sibling relationships.

familysiblings

The Shooting Star I Wrote in My Notebook

1996年 Children's literature

A children's work chronicling small discoveries and dreams in everyday life.

dreamseveryday life

The Day I Become Naoko

1998年 Children's literature

A children's literature piece reflecting on self-acceptance and identity.

self-acceptancegrowth

Slowly, Slowly

2001年 Kamishibai (barrier-free picture-story show)

A barrier-free kamishibai for inclusive audiences; the author wrote the script and it is designed with visual accessibility in mind.

inclusionaccessibility
映像化・舞台化
  • [Kamishibai] Slowly, Slowly (kamishibai) (2001)

Walking the Road with Hinako-chan

2002年 Children's literature

Portrays coexistence and the walk of daily life through characters including a protagonist with a disability.

coexistencedisability awarenesseveryday life

Someday

2007年 Children's literature

A work themed around hope for the future and small wishes.

hopefuture

Konatsu-chan @ Fansite: The Mysterious Marmalade

2009年 Children's literature

Depicts children interacting through the internet in a contemporary setting.

internetfriendship

Birthstone Is the Moonstone

2009年 Children's literature

A children's story using a symbolic gemstone as a motif.

symbolismgrowth

全著作

  • Kaoring
  • Midsummer Scene
  • Futarikko
  • The Shooting Star I Wrote in My Notebook
  • The Day I Become Naoko
  • We Are J2 Special!
  • Slowly, Slowly
  • Walking the Road with Hinako-chan
  • Someday
  • Konatsu-chan @ Fansite: The Mysterious Marmalade
  • Birthstone Is the Moonstone

翻案

  • Slowly, Slowly (kamishibai, barrier-free)

作家による翻訳

  • My Sister and Me (co-translation)

作風・主題

文体
gentle and accessible prosenarration sympathetic to a child's perspective
頻出モチーフ
disability and coexistencedetailed depictions of everyday lifefriendship and growth

健康

  • Cerebral palsy
    Causes impairment of limbs and trunk; physical limitations have influenced her perspective and thematic concerns in writing.

評価・遺産

Left works in children's literature addressing disability and coexistence; her perspective as a writer with a disability has been recognized.

関連学会

  • Japan Children's Literature Association

豆知識

  • A children's literature author from Tokyo living with cerebral palsy affecting limbs and trunk.
  • Won the Noma Children's Literature Newcomer Award in 1991 for 'Kaoring'.
  • Won the Japan Children's Literature Association Award in 2002 for 'Walking the Road with Hinako-chan'.