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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 22 (1973)

Children's literaturePicture booksNonfiction

Winners

2 people
Naoko Awa あわ なおこ award

風と木の歌 is a work of children’s literature by 安房直子. Recognized in 1973, it connects everyday feeling with imagination and gives young readers a clear emotional path into the story.

風と木の歌 captures a sense of people and time within a tightly shaped form.

memory and placehuman feelingsocial context
Miyoshi Akasaka あかさか みよし award

十二さま is a work of children’s literature by 赤坂三好. Recognized in 1973, it connects everyday feeling with imagination and gives young readers a clear emotional path into the story.

十二さま captures a sense of people and time within a tightly shaped form.

memory and placehuman feelingsocial context