A children's story in which a child's gaze gradually redraws the shape of the world in the stillness of a bamboo grove. The atmosphere of nature and the character's inner shifts overlap, leaving a quiet aftertaste.

The presence of the bamboo grove slowly resonates with a child's inner movement.

Recorded as a runner-up for the 21st Long-Form Children's Literature Newcomer Award, this children's novel looks at home and everyday change through the image of an orange property.

The shape of daily life slowly seeps into an orange room.

Recorded as a runner-up for the 21st Long-Form Children's Literature Newcomer Award, this children's novel traces feelings rising from deep inside and catches the tremors before they become words.

From deep inside, feelings that cannot yet be named begin to well up.

This children's novel follows Hayate, a sixth grader who, amid life with a violent father and an evasive mother, begins searching for a place for his fear and anger after glimpsing a girl on the balcony across the way.

A girl crying appears on a balcony where no one should be.

Recorded as a runner-up for the 20th Long-Form Children's Literature Newcomer Award, this work quietly traces a child's unease and growth through the sound of wind and the feel of the seasons.

The sound of the wind carries feelings that have not yet become words.

Recorded as a runner-up for the 20th Long-Form Children's Literature Newcomer Award, this children's novel uses the image of a blue summer to capture a child's shifting emotions.

The feel of a blue summer stirs feelings that have not yet become words.

Recorded as a runner-up for the 19th Long-Form Children's Literature Newcomer Award, this work traces a child's inner fluctuations and the first stirrings of hope through the image of a small star in the palm.

A small star in the palm becomes the story's point of entry.

Twelve-Year-Old Legend was later revised and published as Surf Boys: The Legendary Summer at Twelve. Set in Shonan, it connects boys growing up in the past and present through surfing.

The waves of Shonan connect boys' summers and growth across time.

This work is introduced as: 突発性難聴になった中学生の結が、聞こえにくさを抱えながら周囲と向き合い、新しい一歩を探す児童文学。

A work centered on 聞こえにくい世界から、結は自分の言葉を探し始める。

This work is introduced as: 「花束のカード」は長編児童文学新人賞の佳作受賞作。受賞発表で確認できるが、単独書籍としての刊行は確認できない。

A work centered on 贈り物に添えられたカードが、人の気持ちをつなぐ。

フロイデ！ is an award-winning work by 櫻田しのぶ. It carefully follows its themes and expression, showing how personal experience connects with society, memory, and language.

フロイデ！ looks closely at the relationship between people and the world with the density expected of an award-winning work.

およんじ おたんじょうびがかり is an award-winning work by 室賀理江. It carefully follows its themes and expression, showing how personal experience connects with society, memory, and language.

およんじ おたんじょうびがかり looks closely at the relationship between people and the world with the density expected of an award-winning work.

This work is introduced as an award-recognized title, with its publication status and reading context checked from bibliographic and award records.

A concise award-work entry based on confirmed bibliographic and award records.

脚葬 is an award-recognized work by 千葉朋代. Bibliographic and descriptive sources identify it as a work concerned with personal choices and their social or historical setting.

脚葬, read through its award history and bibliographic record.

ヒッポと不思議な病院ダンジョン is an award-recognized work by 岩田なおみ. Bibliographic and descriptive sources identify it as a work concerned with personal choices and their social or historical setting.

ヒッポと不思議な病院ダンジョン, read through its award history and bibliographic record.

ビデオテープは再生不能 is an award-recognized work by 北山千尋. Bibliographic and descriptive sources identify it as a work concerned with personal choices and their social or historical setting.

ビデオテープは再生不能, read through its award history and bibliographic record.

真夏のマカロニグラタン by 北山千尋 is recorded as the work attached to this award entry. No reliable standalone book identifier was confirmed for this envelope, so magazine or award-page identifiers have not been reused.

A concise profile of 真夏のマカロニグラタン by 北山千尋, including award and bibliographic context.

真夜中のオデット is recorded as a 2013 award-winning work. The entry was checked against the title, author, award record, publication form, and public bibliographic data tied to the awarded work itself.

Bibliographic and work information for 真夜中のオデット is organized without substituting magazine identifiers.

パン食い is recorded as a 2013 award-winning work. The entry was checked against the title, author, award record, publication form, and public bibliographic data tied to the awarded work itself.

Bibliographic and work information for パン食い is organized without substituting magazine identifiers.

This children's literature work is recorded as an honorable mention in the eleventh Long-Form Children's Literature Newcomer Award. The 2012 award had no winning entry, and this work is confirmed as one of the honorable mentions.

An honorable-mention work from a year when the long-form children's literature prize had no winning entry.

An honorable-mention work in the eleventh Long-Form Children's Literature Newcomer Award. A local newspaper describes it as a realist work contrasting cats and humans while also carrying a distinctive, fantasy-like world and strong prose.

A children's work that sets cats and humans beside one another and lets a touch of fantasy seep into realism.

カンナは夏に is a 児童文学 by くぼひでき. The work is recorded as an award-recognized title and presents its subject through the images suggested by the title, the author's concerns, and the movement of memory or feeling.

カンナは夏に presents くぼひでき's work in the form of 児童文学.

月とホットケーキ is a 児童文学 by きむらともお. The work is recorded as an award-recognized title and presents its subject through the images suggested by the title, the author's concerns, and the movement of memory or feeling.

月とホットケーキ presents きむらともお's work in the form of 児童文学.

Aitsu is a long-form children's work whose title condenses the distance, conflict, and uneasy attention that arise in children's relationships. Feelings that cannot be spoken directly become a starting point for growth.

Within the distance implied by calling someone 'that guy,' children's wavering feelings take shape.

Sanba no Mitsugo is a long children's work whose title brings together a midwife, birth, and three children. Its center is a gaze toward being born, growing up, and being supported by family and community.

Through the bond between children and a person who welcomes life, it considers what growing up means.

ピアチェーレ is a work by にしがきようこ recorded as a 2009 award-winning title. The title and author were checked against the National Diet Library Search, and print identifiers were used only when a matching standalone book was found.

ピアチェーレ by にしがきようこ is a work read through the lens of its award history and publication form.

南風の祭り is a work by 赤城佐保 recorded as a 2009 award-winning title. The title and author were checked against the National Diet Library Search, and print identifiers were used only when a matching standalone book was found.

南風の祭り by 赤城佐保 is a work read through the lens of its award history and publication form.

あずまや is a work by 辻野陽子 recorded as a 2009 award-winning title. The title and author were checked against the National Diet Library Search, and print identifiers were used only when a matching standalone book was found.

あずまや by 辻野陽子 is a work read through the lens of its award history and publication form.

それは〈罰〉から始まった is a 2008 award-winning work by 佐藤寛之. Centered on the subject suggested by its title, it can be introduced as a literary work that follows shifts in character and scene.

それは〈罰〉から始まった is a work by 佐藤寛之 recognized by the 長編児童文学新人賞.

夏の時計 is an award-winning work by 重松彌佐. Published as a standalone book, it follows its characters' choices and the atmosphere surrounding them through the subject and voice recognized by the prize.

夏の時計 is a work by 重松彌佐 recognized by the 長編児童文学新人賞.

セント・アンドリュー・クロスの旗のもとに is an award-winning work by 洗井しゅう. It presents its subject through the lives, memories, and conflicts of its characters, making the concerns recognized by the prize accessible to readers.

セント・アンドリュー・クロスの旗のもとに is an award-winning work in which 洗井しゅう depicts human choices and the weight of time.

A children’s novel about Sachiko, a girl whose family home has an unusually large garden for Tokyo. As the neglected garden is cared for, family memory, aging, and emotional recovery quietly connect.

The time spent tending a neglected garden lets a refreshing wind pass through Sachiko’s heart.

リバー・サイド is an award-recognized work by 坂本のこ. Searches of public and commercial bibliographic sources did not confirm a standalone book edition of the awarded work.

リバー・サイド, read through its award history and bibliographic record.

じゃっくろ　じゃっくろ　わらべ歌 is an award-recognized work by 小林正子. Searches of public and commercial bibliographic sources did not confirm a standalone book edition of the awarded work.

じゃっくろ　じゃっくろ　わらべ歌, read through its award history and bibliographic record.

半月の迷い子 is an award-recognized work by 廣嶋玲子. Searches of public and commercial bibliographic sources did not confirm a standalone book edition of the awarded work.

半月の迷い子, read through its award history and bibliographic record.

A children’s story built around a mysterious spacecraft, portraying imagination and adventure. It is confirmed in the prize list as an honorable mention, but no stand-alone book publication could be verified.

リゲルとスバルの不思議な宇宙船 follows its characters through choices and change, guided by the central idea suggested by the award title.

A children’s story centered on the final summer of elementary school, evoking change and a memorable season. It is listed as an honorable mention, but no separate publication could be verified.

六年生の夏に follows its characters through choices and change, guided by the central idea suggested by the award title.

This children's story portrays memory, comfort, and self-discovery through a place that matters to a child. A corner of everyday life emerges as a place that supports a growing heart.

A favorite place becomes a small anchor where a child can recover a sense of self.

Using the familiar fruit of a mandarin orange as an entry point, this children's story depicts a child's life and emotional movement. Within family and friendships, young feelings gradually change shape.

From a single mandarin, small changes in a child's heart come into view.

With a delicate title suggesting the changing colors of morning glories, this children's story depicts sensitivity and the passage of days. Small observations become a way to reflect emotional growth.

In the gaze fixed on the color of morning glories, the changing world of a child is reflected.

金色の月の夜に…… is a work by 松本祐子. It is associated with the 長編児童文学新人賞.

金色の月の夜に…… by 松本祐子.

ぼくがサンタクロースになるまで is a work by 中里奈央. It is associated with the 長編児童文学新人賞.

ぼくがサンタクロースになるまで by 中里奈央.

ジョギングとあんぱん is a work by 狩生玲子. It is associated with the 長編児童文学新人賞.

ジョギングとあんぱん by 狩生玲子.

晴れた日は、図書館へいこう is a work by 緑川聖司. It is associated with the 長編児童文学新人賞.

晴れた日は、図書館へいこう by 緑川聖司.