Sankei Children's Book Award (?????????, Sankei jido shuppan bunka sho), literally "Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award", is a major and the oldest Children's literary awards in Japan.
The Sankei Children's Book Award annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished Japanese Children's literature, picture book for children", beginning with 1954 publications.
The Awards is selected from among all the children's books published in Japan of the previous year. The Awards will be announced on the Children's Day on May 5th every year. The award ceremony are held at the end of May or early June, and "Kiko, Princess Akishino" will attended.
Video Sankei Children's Book Award
Recipients
- Grand Prize - Newly established in 1961
Sh?wa period
The 8th (1961) - ???????? 1 (Sekai Dowa bungaku Zenshu 1)(World Children's Literature Complete Works Volume 1) - (Supervisor : Yoshishige Abe) published by Kodansha
The 9th (1962) - * No corresponding work
The 10th (1963) - ?????? (Kodomo No Tomo)(Children's Friend) - published by Fukuinkan Shoten
The 11th (1964) - ????????(?12?) (Kagaku Zusetsu Shiriizu)(Science illustration series - all 12 volumes) - published by Shogakukan
The 12th (1965) - ??????????(?8?) (Anderusen Dowa Zenshu)(Andersen's Fairytales Complete Works - All 8 Volumes) - (Author: Andersen) published by Kodansha
The 13th (1966) - ?????????(?5?) (Shonen Shojo Nippon Konchuki)(Japanese insects for Boys and girls - All 5 volumes) - (Author : Mutsuo Kato-biologists) published by Maki Shoten
The 14th (1967) - ??????(?6?) (Yoda Jun'ichi Zenshu)(Jun'ichi Yoda's Complete Works - All 5 volumes) - (Author : Jun'ichi Yoda) published by Dainippon Tosho
The 15th (1968) - ???????? 1 (Chiba Shozo Dowa Zenshu) (Shozo Chiba's Fairytales Complete Works, Volume 1) - (Author : Shozo Chiba - literature writer) published by Iwasaki Shoten
The 16th (1969) - * No corresponding work
The 17th (1970) - ???????? (Kappa To Donkotsu) (Kappa (folklore) and Dark_sleeper - (author: Tsubota Joji) published by Kodansha
The 18th (1971) - ??? ??????? (Kokoro No Tomoshibi Koukogaku He No Jonetsu) (Light of mind, The Passion for Archeology) - (Author : Eiichi Fujimori - Archaeologist : published by Chikuma Shobo
The 19th (1972) - ?????? (Oni Wo Kau Goro) (Goro who keeps demons) - (Author : Yao Kitabatake) - published by Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha
The 20th (1973) - ??????????? (Kachi-kachi Yama No Sugu Sobade) (In the immediate side of the mountain Kachi-kachi Yama(Fire-Crackle Mountain)) - (author : Keisuke Tsutsui / picture : Yasuo Segawa ) published by froebel kan
The 21st (1974) - ????????? (Kaettekita Kitsune) (The fox came back) - (author : Eriko Kishida / illustrator : Chiyoko Nakatani ) published by Kodansha
The 22nd (1975) - ???? (Umi To Shonen) (Sea and boy) - (author : Kazuo Yamamoto / illustrator : Yoshiharu Suzuki ) published by Rironsha
The 23rd (1976) - ???????(?50????2?) (Kagaku No Arubamu) (Albums of Science -, all 50 volumes and 2 Separate volumes) - published by Akane Shobo
The 24th (1977) - ????? (Ryu No Iru Shima) (Island with Dragon)- (author : Yoichi Takashi / illustrator : Daihachi Ota ) published by Alice Kan
The 25th (1978) - ??????? ?14? (Chugoku No Koten Bungaku) (Chinese Classical Literature - all 14 Volume) - published by Saela Shobo
The 26th (1979) - ????? (Kaettekita Kitsune) (Attelabidae) (Insects) (author & photo : Yasunosuke Chikuni) - published by kaiseisha
The 27th (1980) - * No corresponding work
The 28th (1981) - ????????? (Haruka Naru Ogon Teikoku) (Beyond the Golden Empire) - (author : Keiko Yanagiya / illustrator : Takaya Ono ) published by Obunsha
The 29th (1982) - ?????????? (OoDorobou BuraBuraShi) (Great Thief Mr.wander)) - (author : Eiko Kadono / illustrator : Akira Odagiri ) published by Kodansha
The 30th (1983) - ?????????????? ?3? (Hajimete Deau Sugaku No Hon) (the picturebook for mathematics for the first time - All 3 volumes)- (author : Mitsumasa_Anno ) published by Fukuinkan Shoten
The 31st (1984) - * No corresponding work
The 32nd (1985) - ???????? ?47? (Nipponn No Kodomo No Uta) (Poems of Children of Japan - all 47 Volumes) - published by Iwasaki Shoten
The 33rd (1986) - ???????? ?100? (Chikuma Shonen Toshokan) ("Chikuma Boys Library - All 100 Volumes) - published by Chikuma Shobo
The 34th (1987) - ????????????????? ?5? (Ryo-chan To Sato-chan No Ohanashi) (Ryo-chan & Sato-chan's Tales - all 5 volumews) - (author : Masako Matsuno ) published by Dainippon Tosho
The 35th (1988) - ??????????????? (Shokubutu No Kenkyu Shokubutu Tachi No Fuji Tozan) (Research of Plants climbing Mt. Fuji of plants) - (author & photo : Kiyoshi Shimizu ) published by Akane Shobo
Maps Sankei Children's Book Award
See also
- Praemium Imperiale - an international art prize
- Kiko, Princess Akishino - the imperial family of Japan
- Akemi Chan Fund - (Japanese: ???????, Akemi Chan Kikin) is a Japan-based Medical Fund for the poor children suffering heart troubles.
- Sankei Shimbun - daily newspaper in Japan
- Fujisankei Communications Group - Sankei Shimbun and Fuji Television, the largest media conglomerate in Japan
- Japan Railways Group - Former Japanese National Railways
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