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Noma Children's Literature Award のまじどうぶんげいしょう

Edition 2 (1964)

Children's literatureNon-fiction

Winners

2 people
Miyoko Matsutani まつたに みよこ award

Chiisai Momo-chan is an early childhood story following Momo from birth to age three through her family, the cat Poo, and animals of the forest. Small everyday incidents are linked with humor and wonder close to a child's point of view.

A childhood tale of Momo's growth, shaped by family warmth and playful imagination.

171 pages
early childhood fictionfamilygrowtheveryday life and imagination
Eiji Shono しょうの えいじ award

Hoshi no Makiba follows Momiichi, who has lost his memory in the war, as the hoofbeats of his dead military horse Tsukisumi lead him into a dreamlike world. Nature, music, and memories of loss overlap in a quiet fantasy shaped by the wounds of war.

A story led by the hoofbeats of a military horse toward lost memory and a fantastical pasture.

272 pages
memory of warmusicnaturefantasy