Novel Children's Literature Newcomer Award ちょうへんじどうぶんがくしんじんしょう
Edition 2 (2003)
Winners
3 peopleThis 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.