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 10 (1969)
Winners
4 peopleUmi no Kagaribi is a children's work by Eiko Takeda, likely portraying a child's way of seeing the world through images of seaside life and guiding light.
The image of a fire lit by the sea becomes a guidepost in a child's heart.
Kaze no Hanazono is a children's work by Takako Hino, likely depicting a child's sensitivity and encounters with nature through the images of wind and a flower garden.
In a garden through which the wind passes, a child's heart opens through encounters with nature.
Plastic no Sora is a children's work by Yuzuru Chikita. The title's artificial material suggests a story where a modern living environment overlaps with a child's gaze toward the sky.
The hard image of a plastic sky raises questions about the world a child looks up at.
Kyukei no Chitei Toshi Mohoro is a children's work by Yosuke Kitasato. Through the adventurous setting of a spherical underground city, it likely portrays curiosity and imagination directed toward an unknown world.
The setting of a spherical underground city invites a child's adventurous spirit into an unknown world.