Kodansha Children's Literature Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1963) award
Takeno Sakae
たけの さかえ
Takeno Sakae
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1922-04-27 （Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Children's literature author, Educator, Primary school teacher
- Active Years
- 1961-
- Memberships
- Japan Children's Literature Writers Association (served as chair)
- Influenced By
- Nobuo Ishimori
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido Second Normal School (now Hokkaido University of Education) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Kokugakuin University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Hokkaido Second Normal School (now Hokkaido University of Education)
Country:
Japan
Began interest in children's story-telling while attending normal school
Kokugakuin University
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Kodansha Children's Literature Newcomer Award (4th) | Butchi: Hold Fast and Cross | — | Kodansha | Winner |
Kodansha Children's Literature Newcomer Award (4th)
1963
Work:
Butchi: Hold Fast and Cross
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Butchi: Hold Fast and Cross
1964 Children's literature (fiction)A children's novel for lower elementary grades focusing on courage and friendship.
School lifeFriendshipGrowing up
Mischievous Tecchan
1971 Children's literature (fiction)A collection depicting the interactions of a mischievous protagonist with those around him.
Children's daily lifeHumor
But You Know, Teacher
1973 Children's literature (fiction)A warm depiction of teacher-child interactions. Revised edition published in 1991.
Teacher and childrenEducation
Toto-chan's Heart is the Northern Sea
1986 Children's literatureA children's story set against the northern landscape; notable for its attention to nature and the sea.
NatureLocal region
Bibliography
- Butchi: Hold Fast and Cross
- Mischievous Tecchan
- But You Know, Teacher
- Are Teachers Going Too?
- Taichi and the Friends of the Pass
- What Is the Principal Doing?
- I Want to Eat Taiyaki
- The Principal's Forgotten Item
- Tacchan's Interview
- Satsuki the Stray Bear Cub
- The Seagull on the Patrol Car
- Goodbye Piko
- The Jump Rope Card Flew Away
- Friendship Crosses the Sea
- Grandpa Was a Soldier
- Return to the Sky, Piko
- The Lake Where the Swans Return
- Abekura-san's Veterinary Clinic
- Dr. Hige and the Forest Animals
- Children, School, and Mothers
- Yet the School Remains
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Plain and approachable narrationStraightforward depictions informed by experience in educationWarm humor
- Recurring Motifs
- School and teachersChild developmentNature (especially the northern sea)
Legacy
Drawing on decades as an elementary school teacher, he published many children's books celebrated for their warm depictions of school life and teacher-child relationships. He served as chair of the Japan Children's Literature Writers Association and played a leading role in the children's literature community.
Academic Societies
- Japan Children's Literature Writers Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (holdings)
- CiNii (bibliographic data)
Trivia
- Born in 1922; year of death is recorded as unknown.
- Debuted after winning the 4th Kodansha Children's Literature Newcomer Award.
- Has authority records in VIAF, the National Diet Library, and CiNii.