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

Edition 52 (2019)

Creative writingCriticism and research

Winners

2 people
Mugiho Omata おまた むぎほ award

Fifth-grader Hibine worries that her older sister Chizuru can no longer enjoy the sound of her own piano. As family ties grow strained, Hibine tries to reach her sister through an original musical for a local cultural festival and restore the joy of music.

A younger sister tries to reach an older sister who has nearly forgotten the joy of music through a stage of their own making.

226 pages
children's literaturemusicsistersfamilyfriendshiprenewal
Mitsuko Hiruta ひるた やこ award

In the town where third-grader Fumio lives, ordinary moments such as shopping, going to the pool, or meeting a pair of shoes quietly turn strange. This children's book gathers four short stories shaped by wordplay and playful nonsense.

In a peculiar town, Fumio's ordinary day gradually becomes anything but ordinary.

111 pages
children's literaturehumornonsenseeveryday strangenessshort stories