Japanese Literary Awards

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Juvenile Literature Newcomer Award じどうぶんげいしんじんしょう

Edition 7 (1978)

Original fairy talesNovelsNon-fictionPoetryChildren's songs

Winners

2 people
鶴岡千代子 つるおか ちよこ award

Shiroi Niji (White Rainbow) is a poetry collection by Chiyoko Tsuruoka that stays close to children’s everyday lives and imaginations. Its approachable appeal comes from language whose rhythm invites readers to hear it aloud, like children’s songs.

A poetry collection that looks at familiar things with fresh eyes and opens up a child’s world through light, musical language.

128 pages
children's daily lifeimaginationchildren's songsnature
木村幸子 きむら さちこ award

2年生の小さなこいびと is a work of children's literature by 木村幸子, portraying encounter, loneliness, and moments of growth from a child's point of view. The story remains accessible while giving depth to emotional change and relationships with others within familiar events.

Within small events, the story follows a child facing the wider world and other people.

children's literaturegrowthfriendshipadventure