マヤの一生、モモちゃんとあかね is a 児童文学作品 by 椋鳩十. It reflects the literary and publishing climate around its award year, with the person, place, or incident suggested by the title forming the center of the work.

マヤの一生、モモちゃんとあかね conveys the force of its subject and the author's perspective as an award-winning work.