Shogakukan Children Publishing Culture Award
わたしと いろんなねこ
This children's story follows Aya, a third grader who feels lonely after quarrels and awkward encounters, as large and small cats begin appearing in her home. Moving between everyday life and the uncanny, her memories and decisions slowly take shape.
Work Information
Encounters with many kinds of cats gently loosen the feeling of being alone.
Published by Akane Shobo in 2018, this was Yume Okuhara's first original children's story. Aya, a third grader, returns home carrying the discomfort of a quarrel with a friend and an awkward new encounter. Time spent with the many cats that appear around her awakens memory and courage within her.
Review Summaries
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The book's appeal lies in how it gently presents a child's everyday anxiety and loneliness through the familiar presence of cats. Rather than magically solving real problems, it carefully shows the process of remembering and deciding for oneself.
Book Information
- Publisher
- あかね書房
- Published
- 2018-06-20
- Pages
- 93 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- Size
- 15.5 x 1.3 x 21.2 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9784251073075
- ISBN-10
- 425107307X
- Price
- 1320 JPY
- Category
- 本/文学・評論
あやは、大のねこ好きの小学3年生。両親は共働きで、学校が終わるとひとりで家に帰ります。仲よしのアッキーとはケンカをしてしまうし、知りあったばかりのさくらちゃんは会うとすぐににげてしまうし、まったくつまりません。そんなある日、いつもどおり家へ帰ると大きいねこが、またある日には小さいねこが現れました。日常とふしぎを往きかうなか、あやが思い出したことや、決心したこととは…? 絵本作家のおくはらゆめさんが、はじめて書き下ろした童話です。