Kodansha Children's Literature Newcomer Award こうだんしゃじどうぶんがくしんじんしょう
Edition 8 (1967)
Children's literature
Winners
2 peopleA children’s story that joins the fantasy of a wooden horse with a child’s loneliness. Through a strange presence entering everyday life, it portrays emotional uncertainty and the power of imagination.
ロザンドの木馬 stands as an award-winning work by 瀬尾七重, leaving readers with the central theme suggested by its title.
children’s literaturefantasycoming of age
A children’s story that uses a small earring to connect memory and encounters with another culture in Burma. Against shadows of war and travel, it guides young readers toward the lives of people in a distant place.
ビルマの耳飾り stands as an award-winning work by 武者一雄, leaving readers with the central theme suggested by its title.
children’s literatureBurmacross-cultural encounter