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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 58 (2025)

Creative writingCriticism and research

Winners

2 people

Takumi, a bright boy who believes he does not need friends, joins the friendly Poyo and the quiet Tetsu in caring for a baby robot they have found. As adults begin pursuing the robot, the three children, whose values differ sharply, gradually learn to understand one another in this children's novel.

Takumi, Poyo, and Tetsu unexpectedly find themselves caring for a baby robot.

287 pages
robotsfriendshipgrowing upchildren's adventure
秋元里文 award

Satomi Akimoto's first poetry collection. Its three sections bring together poems about adolescent feelings and everyday uncertainty with humorous, story-like poems.

A poetry collection in three sections: poems of young love, poems of everyday life, and story-like poems.

135 pages
adolescenceyoung loveeveryday lifehumor