The winning collection for the 24th Mitsukoshi Sachio Youth Poetry Prize. It is a poetry collection that lightly captures children's play and playful turns of phrase, published as a private edition by Libre.

A light, approachable poetry collection that turns the feeling of play directly into words.

Midori Ookusu's poetry collection Hatena to Bikkuri traces small surprises and emotional shifts in everyday life with language open to younger readers.

Across three sections, the poems move through seasons, a second self, and a cry from the heart.