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Japan Children’s Literature Association Award にほんじどうぶんがくしゃきょうかいしょう

Edition 9 (1969)

Creative WorksCriticism and Research

Winners

2 people
Kurusu Yoshio くるす よしお award

A children's story centered on a large cherry tree in a village, depicting nature and community through children's eyes. Memory rooted in familiar places and a child's power of perception support the narrative.

A single cherry tree connects the children with the village's time.

children's literaturenaturecommunity
Hisashi Yamanaka やまなか こう declined

A children's work that connects everyday anxieties and hopes with a cosmic breadth. Beneath the softness of the title lies the sensitivity of children living in their time.

The sound of a lullaby expands a child's time toward the stars.

222 pages
children's literaturechild's viewpointcosmos