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International
Institute forChildren’s
Literature,
Osaka

NO.9 September 2019

Until a Child's Listening Cup Is Full

Inside this issue:
Until a Child’s Listening Cup Is
Full
1
The Way to Illustrate “Fantasy”:
The World of Aman Kimiko &Tomiyasu Yoko
2
Belgian Children’s Author WallyDe Doncker’s Visit to Japan2
Lecture Series: Children’s
Literature for Young Children
3
Participated in IBBY Congress inAthens as a Jury of the Hans
Christian Andersen Award 2018 3
Winners of the 35th NissanChildren's Storybook and
Picture Book Grand Prix
4
IICLO Bulletin No. 32
4Lectures and Activities for Reading
Promotion
5
Events for Children
6
Activities for Reading Promotion 7
Mail Magazine
7
Research Projects
8
Publications and Websites
8
In Appreciation of Book Donations
10

Miyakawa Takeo, Chief Director
In June, 2019 IICLO published a 271 page guidecalled I Could Read by Myself; Book Guide of 200

Books for Young Children. The total page is 271.
The introduction I wrote begins with the fact thatreading aloud activities at schools have beenflourishing in Japan since around 2000, the Year ofChildren's Reading. "However, I am occasionallyconsulted by parents whose children enjoy being
read to, but do not read by themselves, asking‘What should we do?’". I usually ask the child's age,and then the parent says that s/he has just enteredprimary school.... and I say, "Why don't you keep
reading with your child until they are about nine
years old?"I have an image that children have a "listening cup"materials on children's literature from publishers

which fills up when stories are read aloud a lot.

and individuals. We think that this is a good

When the cup is full, I believe that the child can beopportunity to introduce donated books to as manyan independent reader.

people as possible. We also published this book in

However, it is not easy to find enough books whichlight of the results of research projects which haveare good for pouring into those listening cups.

given us insights into children's literature and

Therefore, we decided to publish this guide book withreading.

Hyoronsha. I and Doi Yasuko selected 200 titles

This book is a new achievement for the IICLO. We

supported by Hosoe Sachiyo, a freelance editor. Thisfocus on books for young children which are not very

book is based on study meetings with school

common in Japan, but cover a very important period

librarians and Doi in Osaka.

when the roots of life are formed. We hope that you

IICLO has been receiving many books andenjoy the book.

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The Way to Illustrate "Fantasy"
The World of Aman Kimiko & Tomiyasu Yoko
We

invitedoutstanding

Japanese

Teacher Called Nanoko), which she wrote in her highchildren's

authors, Aman Kimiko and Tomiyasu Yoko who also

school age.

have a strong relationship with IICLO to give

Talk: The Way to Illustrate "Fantasy"

lectures.

Speakers: Aman Kimiko & Tomiyasu Yoko

Date: November 10th, 2018

Interviewer: Doi Yasuko

Place: Osaka Prefectural Central LibraryFirst, they told what they wondered about in their

Participants: 111

childhoods and why they wrote fantasy for children.
Then they talked about their experiences of reading<Outline of Lectures>of Miyazawa Kenji, a Japanese fantasy writer. Ms.

Lecture 1: Fantasy for Aman Kimiko

Aman said that Gauche the Cellist was her favorite

First, Ms. Aman read aloud her story, Kitsune michi

and Snow Crossing was Ms. Tomiyasu's favorite

wa Ten no Michi (Fox Street Is a Street in the Sky).

story.

Then Yasuko Doi of the IICLO interviewed Ms.

＊Co-sponsor: International Library of Children's

Aman about the meaning of the phrase "Between

Literature, Osaka Prefectural Central Library

Rainfalls", the importances of foxes for Ms. Aman,＊Subsidized project of Kodomo Yume Fundand the reason why she felt that the full moon night＊Copies of the report of the lectures are available

depicted in her book was situated on the sea bed.

for 1000 yen.

Lecture 2: Fantasy for Tomiyasu Yoko
First, Ms. Tomiyasu introduced a tall story by her
father, how to catch a lion, and then told us the fullmoon night when rice cakes were falling down fromthe sky in her childhood and an event of full moon forchildren when she became a mother. At the end of
the lecture, she read aloud Nanoko Sensei, (ATomiyasu Yoko (Left) and Aman Kimiko (Right)

Belgian Children's Author Wally De Doncker’s
Visit to Japan
Wally De Donker, Belgian children's author and

The title: Belgian Children's Literature

IBBY President, and Nozaka Etuko, translator of

Date: May 27th, 2018

children's books from the Dutch gave lectures.

Place: Osaka Prefectural Central LibraryFirst, Ms. Nozaka overviewed a history of BelgianTranslator: Nozaka Etsuko

children's literature in Dutch, then Mr. De Doncker

Participants: 47

talked about the relationship between philosophy＊Co-sponsor: International Library of Children's

and his works. Mr. De Doncker also read aloud from

Literature, Osaka Prefectural Central Librarysome of his work.

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Systems Application & Support Ltd., andMusashi-I-Techno Ltd.
＊Subsidized project of Kodomo Yume Fund
＊Copies of the report of the lecture are available for
800 yen.
＊This project was supported by the following
companies: Suntory Holdings Limited., Fujitsu

Lecture Series: Children's Literature for Young Children
Reading Young Children's Literature 1: Through theSince we have not properly discussed children's
literature that targets the 5-8 year age group, weWorks of Watanabe Shigeo.

organized a three lecture series titled, Children's◆ 3rd lecture: February 23rd, 2019

Literature for Young Children.

Reading Young Children's Literature 1: Through theWorks of Matsuoka Kyoko.

In the first lecture, Professor Miyake talked about
how children's literature for young children started
in English speaking countries. Then the works ofPlace: Osaka Prefectural Central Library

Watanabe Shigeo and Matsuoka Kyoko both of whom

Lecturer: Miyake Okiko (Special Advised of IICLO

are children's authors, translators and children's

and Professor emeritus of Baika Women's College)librarians were looked at in order to learn how weParticipants: 202

adopted children's literature for young children from

＊Subsidized project of Kodomo Yume Fund

English speaking countries and how to define this＊Copies of the report of the lectures are available

genre. Professor Miyake also engaged in discussionsfor 1200 yen.

with the audience after the lecture.
◆1st lecture: December 22nd, 2018
A History of Children's Literature for YoungChildren through its development in English
Speaking Countries.
◆2nd lecture: January 26th, 2019

Participated in IBBY Congress in Athens as a Jury of
the Hans Christian Andersen Award 2018
Doi Yasuko, a director of IICLO and JBBYThe Hans Christian Andersen Award is themember participated in the IBBY Congress inhighest international recognition given to an author

Athens, Greece as a jury-member for the Hans

and an illustrator of children's books. Given every

Christian Andersen Award 2018 organized by IBBY.

other year by IBBY, the Hans Christian Andersen

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Awards

and an illustrator whose complete works have maderecognize

an important, lasting contribution to children's

lifelong

literature. There are ten members of the jury, fromachievemen

Russia, Spain, Egypt and Argentina etc. The winnerstwere Kadono Eiko (author) from Japan and Igor

and

are

Oleynikov (illustrator) from Russia.

presented toanauthorWinner of the 35th Nissan Children's Storybook and
Picture Book Grand Prix
The 35th Nissan Children’s Storybook and Picture

In cooperation with Nissan Motor Corporation

Book Grand Prix, a storybook and picture bookcontest for new authors, was held and 38 works were

＊The books by the winners of the 34rd Grand Prix

chosen.

both in the Storybook Category and the Picture Book
Category were published by BL Publishing in＊There were 2,788 entries ; 2,359 volumes in the

December, 2018.

Storybook Category and 429 volumes in the Picture

In the Storybook Category

Book Category

Buu Buu Mama (oink oink Mum) text by Shoji☆In the Storybook Category

Tomoko, illustrated by Harada Yuko (Left).

＊Grand Prix＊

In the Picture Book Category

Kujira Sukui (Scooping up a Whale) by Minagi

Koguma no Ari to Akai Boshi (Early, the Little

KumikoBear and the Red Hat) by Wada Ai (Right).

☆In the Picture Book Category＊Grand Prix＊

Kogarashi no Hi wa (On a Cold Windy Day) by
Matsuoka Ko
Award Ceremony
Date: March 9, 2019
Place: Lighty Hall, Osaka Prefectural Central
LibraryIICLO Bulletin No. 32
IICLO advertised for articles on children’s literature for IICLO Bulletin No.32 and two out of five articles
were accepted.
<Contents>

Nippon Shonen (Japan Boys) by Examining the

Covers: Through Comparison with Other Magazines4

for Boys. by Doi Yasuko

Yonen no Tomo (Young Children’s Friend) andExplanatory Notes on Specific Items in the Magazine

KISHIBE Fukuo: From “Kansatsuga”

Shonen (Boys) No.7. by Endo Jun(Representative-Drawings) to “Kansoga” (Image

Sergey Prokofiev’s Last Ballet Music Viewed from its

Drawings) to “Jiyuga” (Free Drawings).

Relation to of The Stone Flower: How the Authors

by Asaoka Yasuou

Represented the Underground Beauty.

【Round Table】

by Kikuma Shiori

Lecture: Shojo no Tomo (Girls’ Friend) Looking at Its【Reports】

Visual Images. by Uchida Shizue

The Meaning and Concept of "Ehon" in Japan.

Discussion: Magazines by Jitsugyo-no-Nihonsha

by Nagata Keiko

Looking from Visual Images.

Visual Images of Yonen no Tomo (Young Children’s

by Uchida Shizue, Matsumoto Ikuko, and Doi

Friend): Including the Previous Magazine, Katei

YasukoKyoiku Eha(ba)nashi (Illustrated Stories for
Education at Home). by Matsumoto Ikuko

Lectures and Activities for Reading Promotion
Kamishibai contest (Organized by Mino city

1. Dispatch IICLO Staff for Lectures

board of education and Hito to Hon wo Tsumugu

IICLO dispatched our staff to give 47 lectures toKai)librarians, school librarians, teachers, volunteers forchildren’s book activities, parents and people who(3) Serving as a judge for the “The composition of

are interested in children’s books, giving advice on

experiences that expand the Kokoro-no-wa “circle

book selection and reading promotion, running aof the heart” (Kokoro-no-wa) 2018 contest (Osaka

course on conveying the pleasure of books andprefecture welfare department)(4) Serving as a judge for the 37th competition forparticipating in reading clubs etc.

poems and book reports connected with human

2. Study Meetings with School Librarians

rights.

Eleven meetings were held with 26 school(Organized

by

Osaka

prefecture,librarians in Osaka. The themes are book selection

Education Council of Osaka prefecture, andand reading promotion.

Committee for Human rights in Osaka)(5) Serving on the book selecting committee of

3. Judging and Committee Member Duties

Smile With Picture books Project by the Osaka(1) Serving as a judge for the 14th Osaka Children’s

Izumi Co-operative Society.

Book Band contest (Organized by Osaka reading
promotion committee and Asahi Newspaper)(2) Serving as a judge for the 28th Mino hand-made5

Events for Children
Story Monorail
A unique event “Story Monorail” was held in which

Support: Osaka Monorail Co., Ltd., Hankyu Realty

participants enjoyed stories in a reserved monorailCo., Ltd.

carriage and watched a puppet play in Saito. The＊Subsidized project of Kodomo Yume Fund2018 “Story Monorail” was the twelveth event in thisseries.
Date: September 22nd, 2018
Participants: 240
Performers: IICLO staff, Ohanashi-Poppo, Puppet
Play Circle Palette

Storytelling sessions and workshops
Picture Book”(1) Event for looking at old Kamishibai
We held an event with a performance ofDate: October 21st, 2018

Gaito-Kamishibai.

Place: Osaka Prefectural Syonen Shizen-no-Ie

Date: July 8th, 2018(3)Six story-telling sessions, one puppet show andPlace: Osaka Prefectural Central Library

one workshop for children were run at the Children’s

Performers: Shiozaki Otogi Kamishibai Museum

reading room in Osaka Prefectural Central Library

staff

by IICLO staff, Ohanashi-Poppo, Puppet Play Circle

Host: Osaka Prefectural Central Library and

Palette.

IICLO(4) Story-telling session and workshop in a primaryschool and a library
・Story-telling session at Suita City Yamada-ekimae
Library (twice): Performer, Ohanashi Poppo
・Conducting four story workshops for primary school
pupils at Toyonaka City Higashioka Primary Schooletc.
(5) Story-telling session in a children’s homes

Supporter: Shiozaki Otogi Kamishibai Museum

・Six story-telling sessions and three puppet plays(2) Making a Picture Book about Forests

and the distribution of picture books at nine

We enjoyed a “forest” themed story-telling session,

children’s homes: Performer, Ohanashi Poppo,

explored a forest where we collected many things,

Puppet Theater La CLARTE

and both children and adults made a “Forest Picture＊Project subsidized by Kouzu Seiwa Kai Foundation

Book”.

Story-telling session in a children’s homes.

“Let’s Be a Friend to the Forest: Making a Forest

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together. (August 16th to 23rd in 2018).
Participants: 100
Place: Tendo city (Yamagata) and Tokyo
Host: The Executive Committee of Children’s story
exchanges between Japan, China and Korea.
(7) Participation in planning of foundation projects
by Ohanashi Poppo and Puppet Play Circle Palette(6) Children’s story exchanges between China, Korea,

Volunteer groups belonging to IICLO participatedand Japan were held in Korea and IICLO staff

in the planning of various projects to connect

devised a workshop for making picture books

children with books.

Activities for Reading Promotion
IICLO staff gave a lecture called "Books for All

Based on “The promotion plan of children’s
reading activities” that was promoted by Osaka

Children"prefecture,

September 26, 2018) and gave advice on making a

IICLOparticipatedinvarious

(at

Osaka

Prefectural

University,

Children's Reading Promotion Plan in Sakai City.

activities.

Mail Magazine
IICLO issues a mail magazine around the 20th of each month. Subscription is free, and we hope you willsubscribe. As of July 20th 2018, there were 3,052 subscribers. The contents are as follows.
<Contents>
are introduced.

1. Information from IICLO(4) Places to go! :2. Column(1) Talk on a recently published children’s book:

Reports on exhibitions, films and lectures related

IICLO professional staff talk about a new bookto children’s literature and culture 3. Information

with specialists in children's literature.

about events on children’s literature and culture
in Japan: introducing events by other groups(2) Essays on children's literature:An essay written by the chief director and the

3. Information about events on children’s literature

IICLO professional staff on children's literature,and culture in Japan: introducing events by otherfor example on the work ofgroupsMiyazawa Kenji

4. Present: A book chosen by lottery is introduced in(3)A Treasury of Words in Children's Books:“Talk”

Impressive words and phrases in children's books

7Research Projects
StudyingtheHistoryofChildren's

Publishing Culture: The Role of Jitsugyo no
Nihonsha
The IICLO is conducting a joint project withresearchers from outside the institute to study
Jitsugyo no Nihonsha publishing.

Tsuyoshi, assistant professor of Kobe University,

・Research meetings: 4

Miyakawa Takeo, chief director of IICLO, Endo Jun,

・Roundtable: Magazines by Jitsugyo-no-Nihonsha
Looking at its

IICLO special researcher/ associate professor of

Visual Images.

・Five articles were printed

Mukogawa Women's University, Komatsu Satoko,

in IICLO Bulletin No.

IICLO special researcher, Doi Yasuko, IICLO senior

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researcher

・Research members: Asaoka Yasuou, professor of＊ The project applied for the Grants-in-Aid for

Shirayuri University, Kagawa Msanobu, curator of

Scientific Research and was selected for funding

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Hisory, Kakimotothrough 2017-20.

Mayo, lecturer of Jin-Ai University, Sakai Masayo,

Research project on lantern slide culture in

professor of Aichi Shukutoku University, MatsumotoShowa Japan

Ikuko, curator of Kariya City Art Museum, Meguro

・Research members: An Ni, special professor ofJapan Institute of Moving Image, Okada Hidenori,
researcher of National Museum of Modern Art,
Tokyo, Kamiya Makiko, researcher of National
Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Toba Koji, professorof Waseda University, Doi Yasuko, Washitani Hana,
special researcher of IICLO.
＊ The project applied for the Grants-in-Aid for
Scientific Research and was selected for funding

At Round Table: Doi Yasuko Uchida Shizue, andMatumoto Ikuko

through 2019-22.

Publications and Websites
Hon Navi Kids, Book Research System

This project is being conducted in collaboration
with Fujitsu Systems Applications & Support“Hon Navi Kids (Book Navigation for Kids)” is asystem where children play on the internet, choosing

Limited.

words and feelings to find the books they like.

Picture Book Making Workshops for Kids

IICLO independently drew up the keywords and

IICLO opened a web site called Picture Book

the outlines of stories. In 2018 we added 1602 titles.

Making Workshops for Kids in 2013. We devised

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・Reports on the forum “Keep Asking What Children’s

workshops according to the site and added somecontent.

Literature ; Looking back on the works ofContracted cooperative work for planningby publishers

Professor Torigoe ”.

1,000 yen・Reports on an International Exchange Project in・Editorial supervision for a pamphlet called

2013: “Picture Book Author Lauren Child Talked

Smile With Picture Books by the Osaka Izumi

about her Works—My worries are infinite” / Let’s

Co-operative Society.

Make a Picture Book with British Picture Book

Recommended Children’s Books
Shinken Seminor’s Internet Library

Author Lauren Child!

for

1,000 yen・Reports on the forum “Keep Explrng Children’s

Literature and Culture—Looking back on the

IICLO was asked by Benesse Corporation to selectworks of Nakagawa Masafumi, scholar ofrecommended books for an internet library.

children’s literature”.

1,400 yen・Reports on an International Exchange Project inMaterials issued by IICLO
・Reports on an Lecture: The Way to Illustrate

2012: The World of David Wiesner, Picture Book

“Fantasy”: The World of Aman Kimiko &Author—Pictures Talk, Making a Picture Book

Tomiyasu Yoko.

with Picture Book Author David Wiesner!

1,000 yen・Reports on an International Lecture: BelgianChildren’s Literature.

1,000 yen・Reports on an International Exchange Project in

800 yen・Reports on the Lecture : Children’s Literature

2011: The Fascination of Australian Picture

1,200 yenBooks: Shaun Tan talks about His Work, Let’s・Reports on Lectures: Appeal of German Children's

Make a Picture Book with Australian Picture

between the U.S.A. and Japan.

Book Author Shaun Tan.

Literature From Bush and Ende to the Present

1,000 yen

800yen・Reports on an International Exchange Project in・Reports on an International Exchange Project in2010: Symposium Picture Books in Asia “Picture2017 : International Forum : Looking at theBooks Cross Borders—Picture Books in Chinese

History of American Children's Literature.

Speaking Countries Now”

Authors.

・IICLO Bulletin No. 1-32

1,000 yen

500 yen

1,000 yen – 1,900 yen

・A Collection of Essays, Reports on symposium

Reports on an International Exchange Project in2015 : “Picture Book Author Emily Gravett

Picture Books in Taiwan.

1,900 yen

Talked about her Works—Living in Pictures” /・Reports on symposium the Present of World Picture

Let’s Make a Picture Book with British Picture

Books, A Collection of Essays, Picture Books inBook Author Emily Gravett!

Thai.

1,000 yen9

1,900 yen

In Appreciation of Book Donations
We have received many donations of Children’s books and materials about them from publishers, authors,
researchers and small magazine circles. These materials were taken over by Osaka Prefectural Central
Library International Institute for Children’s Literature, Osaka for preservation in perpetuity and are open to
the public.
The number of donations of this year
Books
2,865
Magazines
3,536
Others
1,247
Total
7,648 items
Our thanks go to;
蒋 風 (China)
Lastenkirjainstituutti (Finland)Internationale Jugendbibliothek (Germany)
Christos Mortzos (Germany)
Societäts-Verlag (Germany)
National Hangeul Museum (Korea)
Suhie Kim (Korea)
Kestutis Urba (Lituania)
IBBY-Nederlands (Nederlands)
Russian State Library for Young Adults (Russia)
Svenska barnboksinstitutet (Sweden)
Schweizerisches Institut für Kinder-und Jugendmedien (Switzerland)
Baobab Books (Switzerland)
高 明美 (Taiwan)
Rey E.de la Cruz (U.S.A)

The International Institute for Children’s Literature, Osaka, 2019
All Japanese names in the News appear in the traditional order, surname followed by given name.

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