マキちゃんのえにっき by いせひでこ is a work for young readers that stays close to wonder, growth, and everyday feeling. As an award-winning work, it is framed around the concerns suggested by its title and leaves a quiet afterimage for the reader.

マキちゃんのえにっき layers people, time, and place behind the force of its compact title.

ルドルフともだちひとりだち by 斉藤洋 is a work for young readers that stays close to wonder, growth, and everyday feeling. As an award-winning work, it is framed around the concerns suggested by its title and leaves a quiet afterimage for the reader.

ルドルフともだちひとりだち layers people, time, and place behind the force of its compact title.