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Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award さんけいじどうしゅっぱんぶんかしょう

Edition 50 (2003)

children's books

Winners

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ベッテ・ウェステラ べって うぇすてら grand prize

A Dutch picture book about Joost, a boy who loses his beloved grandfather and learns to face grief through their promises and the knot in a handkerchief. It presents bereavement, memory, and family love in a form accessible to young readers.

A knot becomes a small prayer for remembering his grandfather.

1 pages
bereavementgrandparent and childmemoryfamilypicture book