A children’s novel about brothers who lose their home in the Osaka air raids and grow through evacuation and postwar disorder. In a harsh era, their sense of justice and family bonds are tested.

兄貴 reflects its age and human lives through the perspective of 今江祥智.

A story of a girl from a poor tenant-farming family who endures harsh days supporting her family and is sustained by her encounter with a couple who make kokeshi dolls. Snow-country life and human tenderness are deeply etched.

雪ぼっこ物語 reflects its age and human lives through the perspective of 生源寺美子.