Iwaya Sazanami Literature Award
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2007) award
Kaoru Ono
おの かおる
Ono Kaoru
Pen Names:
Kaoru Ono（Professional name / publishing name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1930-08-19 （Japan）
- Died
- 2020-10-13 （Japan） age 90
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- picture book author, painter, space designer, university professor
- Active Years
- 1958-2020
- Influenced By
- Shosaburo Nakayama
- Influenced
- Rien Ono-sato
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo University of the Arts | Faculty of Fine Arts | Oil Painting Department | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo University of the Arts
Faculty of Fine Arts
/ Oil Painting Department
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Oil Painting Department, Faculty of Fine Arts
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Iwaya Sazanami Literary Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Minister of Health and Welfare Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Sankei JR Award | The History of the Universe Told by Dad (illustrations) | — | Sankei Shimbun & JR | 受賞（JR賞） |
| 1961 | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award | Onlock Comes | — | Sankei Shimbun | 受賞 |
| — | Yoshimura Shouko Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Sankei JR Award (additional) | — | — | Sankei Shimbun & JR | 受賞 |
Iwaya Sazanami Literary Prize
Result:
受賞
Minister of Health and Welfare Prize
Result:
受賞
Sankei JR Award
1992
Work:
The History of the Universe Told by Dad (illustrations)
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun & JR
Result:
受賞（JR賞）
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
1961
Work:
Onlock Comes
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Yoshimura Shouko Award
Result:
受賞
Sankei JR Award (additional)
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun & JR
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Onlock Comes
1961 Picture bookA picture book for young children portraying a gentle, childlike world with warm illustrations and simple narration.
childrennaturekindness
Spring Breeze and Puff
1968 Picture bookA lyrical picture book themed on the wind. Later published with an English version and a CD.
windnaturesensitivity
Adaptations
- [Audio picture book] Spring Breezes Huff and Puff! (with CD) (1999)
Translations
- Spring Breezes Huff and Puff!
The Broken Egg
1997 Picture bookA warm and humorous picture book that evokes themes of family and renewal.
familyrenewalhumor
The Mouse Bride
1988 Picture bookA folktale-like story depicted with gentle illustrations.
folktaleanimalsfamily
Mukk the Little Bear
2006 Picture bookA charming story starring a little bear.
animalsgrowthfriendship
Bibliography
- Ask the Bear (translation)
- Onlock Comes
- Tonda Troop
- Yubikko
- Spring Breeze and Puff
- Christmas Comes
- Non Non Nonta and the Little Rabbit
- The Mouse Bride
- The Broken Egg
- Mukk the Little Bear
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- soft, warm illustrative styleconcise and rhythmic narration
- Recurring Motifs
- animalsnatureeveryday family life
Legacy
Kaoru Ono influenced Japanese children's literature and picture books from the 20th to the 21st century, praised for a warm illustrative style and a sympathetic view toward children. She also contributed as Professor Emeritus at Tokyo Zokei University.
Academic Societies
- Tokyo Zokei University (Professor Emeritus)
Archives
- Held at the National Diet Library
Trivia
- Her real name was Shigeko.
- Her father was poet and Russian literature scholar Shosaburo Nakayama.
- Her daughter is picture book author Rien Ono-sato.
- Graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Tokyo University of the Arts; Professor Emeritus at Tokyo Zokei University.