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Shogakukan Children Publishing Culture Award しょうがくかんじどうしゅっぱんぶんかしょう

Edition 11 (1962)

Children's literaturePicture booksNonfiction

Winners

3 people
Daigaku Hanaoka はなおか だいがく award

One of Daigaku Hanaoka's representative works for children. It portrays school and village life through a child's eyes, finding moments of kindness and growth in ordinary days warmed by the evening glow.

A children's story that gathers the feel of everyday life and the movement of young hearts around a school lit by sunset.

364 pages
children's literatureschool lifekindnessgrowthBuddhist sensibility
Suekichi Akabane あかばね すえきち honorable mention

A retelling for children of myths and legends handed down across Japan. Divine tales, heroic episodes, and local lore are supported by Suekichi Akaba's strong illustrations, making old stories accessible to young readers.

A work that opens the world of myth and legend to children through image and storytelling.

317 pages
Japanese mythfolkloreretelling for childrenpicture-book artimagination of antiquity
Takushi Kitada きただ たくし honorable mention

Kodomo no Sekai, associated with Takushi Kitada's picture-book and illustration work, reflects a monthly picture-book setting close to young children's everyday perception, using gentle lines and bright colors to portray their world.

Picture-book expression that expands children's daily life and imagination through approachable illustration.

picture bookschildren's cultureillustrationyoung readersdiscoveries in daily life