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Robo no Ishi Youth Literary Award

ろぼうのいしようしょうねんぶんがくしょう

A literary award commemorating the achievements of Yamamoto Yuzo and honoring outstanding works for young children.

Children's literature
Established
1986
Organizer
Ishikawa Cultural Foundation
Category
Children's Literature, Fairy Tales, and Picture Books
Target
Professional
Frequency
1 per year
Status
Ended

Description

Established in 1986 by the Ishikawa Cultural Foundation to commemorate Yamamoto Yuzo's masterpiece "Roadside Stone." This literary award honored authors of outstanding works for young children, with award ceremonies held annually in February or March at Casals Hall in Ochanomizu Square, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. It ended with the 23rd edition in 2001.

Selection

Selection Process

Annual candidate selection
Judges
Announcement Announced at the award ceremony

Related Awards

  • Robo no Ishi Literary Award
  • Yamamoto Yuzo Memorial Hometown Culture Award

Past Winners

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Susan Matsui まつい すーざん award

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森のおはなし、はらっぱのおはなし is a work by 松居スーザン that continues to be read through its award recognition.

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Hoko Takadono たかくら まさこ award

へんてこもりにいこうよ/いたずらおばあさん is a work by 高楼方子 associated with the 路傍の石幼少年文学賞. It can be read as a work that follows its subject through people, time, place, and memory.

Under the title へんてこもりにいこうよ/いたずらおばあさん, the work foregrounds 高楼方子's engagement with its subject.

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Takeshita Fumiko たけした ふみこ award

黒ねこサンゴロウ<1>旅のはじまり/黒ねこサンゴロウ<2>キララの海へ is a 文学作品 by 竹下文子. It is known as a 1995 award-recognized work and can be introduced through its title, genre, and authorial context.

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Yoko Kitayama きたやま ようこ award

Children's stories that use the viewpoints of a dog and a child to portray discovery, growth, and everyday warmth.

りっぱな犬になる方法/じんぺいの絵日記 uses 児童文学 as an entry point into human emotion.

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Jun Okada おかだ じゅん award

びりっかすの神さま/星モグラサンジの伝説 is a children’s literary work by 岡田淳. It stays close to a child’s point of view and portrays growth, imagination, and relationships.

びりっかすの神さま/星モグラサンジの伝説 is an award-winning work that concentrates 岡田淳’s style and central concerns.

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Hiroshi Ito いとう ひろし award

The award recognized two early books in Hiroshi Ito's Monkey series. Through a little monkey living on a southern island, the stories gently explore sameness, difference, and the uneasiness of being alone.

From a monkey's daily life on a southern island grows a heart that can accept difference.

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Hiroshi Saito さいとう ひろし award

ルドルフとイッパイアッテナ/ペンギンハウスのメリークリスマス by 斉藤洋 is a prize-recognized work. 黒ねこの冒険譚と、港町のレストランを舞台にしたクリスマス物語を並べて評価した受賞作。どちらも子どもの読者に向けた語り口の中に、他者と出会う驚きや居場所を見つける喜びを置いている。

ルドルフとイッパイアッテナ/ペンギンハウスのメリークリスマス shows the central qualities of 斉藤洋.

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Chō Shinta ちょう しんた award

ヘンテコどうぶつ日記/トリとボク is an award-winning work by 長新太. Available bibliographic sources identify it as a work published or cataloged in connection with the award.

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Miyako Moriyama もりやま きょう award

きつねのこシリーズ is a 児童文学 by 森山京. Recognized by the award, it centers on the scene or relationship suggested by its title and draws the reader into memory, place, and the atmosphere of its time.

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Ashiko Imamura いまむら あしこ award

ふたつの家のちえ子/良夫とかな子/あほうどり is a work for younger readers by 今村葦子, attentive to growing up, family, friendship, and the pleasure of discovering the world.

ふたつの家のちえ子/良夫とかな子/あほうどり is a work for younger readers by 今村葦子, attentive to growing up, family, friendship, and the pleasure of discovering the world.

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Masako Matsuno まつの まさこ award

森のうそくいどり/しゃぼんだまにのって is a children's book by Matsuno Masako and a winner of 路傍の石幼少年文学賞.

森のうそくいどり/しゃぼんだまにのって is an essential work in the award history of Matsuno Masako.

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