A children's novel set in the world of Edo-period craftsmanship, following a boy growing through the work of joinery. The story and illustrations convey both the feel of skilled labor and human connection.

建具職人の千太郎 is an award-winning work by 岩崎京子・田代三善 that can be confirmed in book form.

A children's novel set in wartime Hiroshima, where a girl befriends a mysterious fox cub before the atomic bombing breaks apart ordinary days, its imagery gathered around the vivid red of cluster amaryllis.

彼岸花はきつねのかんざし is an award-winning work by 朽木祥・ささめやゆき, attentive to memory and relationships beneath its subject matter.

Tabi Nezumi is a children’s book written by Susan Matsui and illustrated by Koji Suzuki. Through a traveling mouse’s viewpoint, it brightly depicts the joy of discovering the world and choosing one’s own path.

A small mouse sets out by the North Star toward the smells and lights of the world.

本朝奇談（にほんふしぎばなし） 天狗童子 is an award-winning work by 村上豊. It is presented here as a work recognized for the tension of its scenes, relationships, and expressive control.

本朝奇談（にほんふしぎばなし） 天狗童子 is a work read through the lens of its award recognition and the author's distinctive style.

A children’s story in which a salesman with a sore back wanders into the mysterious Matatabi Travel agency and is led somewhere unexpected. Cats and travel open a gentle uncanny world beside everyday life.

A cat-guided journey begins just beside the ordinary world.

祈祷師の娘 is a work by 卯月みゆき. It was selected for the 赤い鳥さし絵賞 in 2005.

A work by 卯月みゆき recognized by the 赤い鳥さし絵賞.

Discarded dolls at the foot of a great camphor tree vanish into a hollow on a full-moon night. Set in a San’in town, this linked fantasy collection portrays wonder and parting as seen through a child’s eyes.

Beyond the hollow of the great tree lies a sea only a child can encounter.

"くすのきじいさんのむかしむかし1 かみかくし" is an award-winning work by 杉浦範茂. It draws readers into its world through shifting emotions, relationships, and the atmosphere surrounding its characters.

くすのきじいさんのむかしむかし1 かみかくし became more widely known through its award recognition.

Sora Yuku Fune is a children's book written by Chiyoko Okii and illustrated by Kinji Ishikura. Through eight stories of people living around the Seto Inland Sea, it gently conveys memories of a vanished island, migratory birds, environmental loss, and war.

Stories of people living near the sea quietly carry the sorrows of nature and war.

ぬくい山のきつね by 宮本忠夫 is a work that draws readers into its subject through carefully shaped scenes and language.

A compact work that leaves a clear afterimage through its voice and structure.

A children's series centered on Purupuru the hedgehog, gently portraying curiosity and the feel of nature. Abe Hiroshi's illustrations give vivid expression to the animals and the atmosphere of the forest.

ハリネズミのプルプルシリーズ全3巻 is an award-winning work that distills the voice of あべ弘士.

世界一すてきなお父さん is a children's literature work recognized in 1999. Centered on the image suggested by its title, it reflects the author’s concerns and the expressive climate of its time.

世界一すてきなお父さん draws readers into its world through the resonance of its title.

小さなスズナ姫シリーズ全4巻 is an award-recognized work by 飯野 和好. It follows the tensions suggested by its title and presents them through character, setting, and narrative movement.

小さなスズナ姫シリーズ全4巻 brings together the concerns of its moment with the author's chosen subject.

馬を洗って… by Ryoji Ikeda is a work associated with the Akai Tori Illustration Award. It builds its world around the impression suggested by the title, following human choices and the atmosphere of its time with a lingering aftertaste.

馬を洗って… quietly conveys the core appeal that has kept it read as an award-recognized work.

"黒ねこサンゴロウシリーズ全5巻" is an award-winning work by 鈴木まもる, recognized by the 赤い鳥さし絵賞. It can be read as a representative work that concentrates the author style and concerns.

An award-winning work in which 鈴木まもる brings the force of the title "黒ねこサンゴロウシリーズ全5巻" into focus.

花豆の煮えるまで 小夜の物語 is an honored work by 味戸ケイコ. Publication as a standalone book, paperback, or collection could not be confirmed, but it represents the author's work from that period.

花豆の煮えるまで 小夜の物語 is the work by 味戸ケイコ recognized by the award.

アカネちゃんのなみだの海 is a work by 伊勢英子 and a recipient of the 赤い鳥さし絵賞. It centers on personal experience, social atmosphere, memory, and changes in everyday life.

An award-recognized work by 伊勢英子.

A children's novel set on an island in the Seto Inland Sea, where the lives of gulls and humans overlap. Haruo Yamashita's story is enriched by Akira Uno's illustrations, bringing out the vitality and melancholy of the coast.

Through the gulls of an island, memories of the sea and its people come into view.

Henna Kakurenbo, with poems by Eriko Kishida and illustrations by Kyoko Orimo, links children's play and the seasons through verse and pictures. Light language and warm, unpretentious images work together.

Children's voices at play in the seasons spread through pictures and song.

見えない絵本 is a work by 太田大八. This entry summarizes the work itself, focusing on its subject, form, and the qualities for which it was recognized.

The work is introduced through its central motif and the reading experience it offers.

かかみ野の土 壬申の乱 is a children's book by 小沢良吉. It is recorded as a 受賞 work, and its title and genre show one facet of the author's literary concerns.

かかみ野の土 壬申の乱 by 小沢良吉 is a children's book remembered through its award history.

うさぎ屋のひみつ is an award-winning work by 南塚直子. It can be read as a concentrated expression of the author's concerns, shaped through its themes, narrative tone, and handling of character and scene.

うさぎ屋のひみつ invites readers to approach it through the expressive force that drew attention at the time of the award.

A children’s story collection centered on a boy, his sister with Down syndrome, and a family learning how to live with embarrassment, tenderness, and mutual care. Kamiya Shin’s illustrations give gentle visual shape to the small joy brought by the sister’s first pay packet.

ぼくのお姉さん conveys a central aspect of かみやしん’s work.