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International
Institute forChildren’s
Literature,
Osaka

NO.1 Ｏｃｔｏbeer 2011

forLooking Back This Year
Miyake Okiko, Chief Director

Inside this issue:
Looking Back This YearFirst of all, I would like to thank you for the fact that

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The “Issho dayo” (Be with you)Campaign
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Picture Books Can Cross theBorders;
The
Present
Situation of Picture Books In
Chinese2
27thWinners of the
NissanChildren’s
StorybookandPicture Book Grand Prix3

we can publish this report for this year.
In March, 2009, when the enourmous amount ofmaterials on children’s literature and culture were due
to be managed by the Osaka Prefectural Central Library in Aramoto,Higashi Osaka City and it was decided that the International Institute forChildren’s Osaka prefecture was to be closed, we were at a crossroads i.e.
whether the foundation of IICLO should continue or not. After many
discussions, we came to the conclusion that we should continue our projects.

KITAMURA TAKEKO FUND
Memorial Projects
3-4
Hon Navi Kids, Book Research
System4

Then the foundation moved to the Osaka Prefectural Central Library andwas re-launched with a limited member of staff; the chief director, executive
director, a senior researcher, and a chief officer with six directors, six

Lectures and Activities for
Reading Promotion
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councilors and an inspector.

Events for Children

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professional knowledge, we tackled various tasks such as publishing a mail

Mail Magazine

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Research Projects

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Publications

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In Appreciation
Donations

of

Book
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We looked over all the projects we had been doing and making use of ourmagazine, solicitation of donations for the foundation, dispatching lecturers,
applying for grants, and making a booklist all of which were undertakenfrom the view point that we are actually rebuilding every project from the
beginning. We also put a great energy into cooperating with the Central
Library in order not to leave any gaps in our materials, and maintaining theroles of “International Institute for Children’s Literature at the Central
Library”, which opened in May last year, namely collecting, arranging andreserving precious materials on children’s literature and culture.
I would like to give my heartfelt thanks to the many people who donated money for maintaining our
foundation when we requested it. In June, the first councils’ meeting and the directors’ meetings were held todiscuss the new foundation’s settlement of accounts. Although it is difficult to make a long term financial
forecast, I am thankful that we can move on and still report our progress.
I have a feeling that what we have to do in the coming year is becoming clear and how we make use of theenormous amount of materials should be pursued from many angles. We started by advertising for articles

1which concern the materials held at IICLO for the IICLO Bulletin. I think that it is necessary to embody the
IICLO’s mission by carrying out research projects and planning to publish books.
Although we cannot see the future very clearly, we would like to move steadily forward one year at a time.

The “Issho dayo” (Be with you) Campaign;
Sending books for children hit by the earthquake
We are sending books for children who suffered the East

150,00,000 yen has been donated up to Jun 30th.

Japan Earthquake that happened on March 11th, in 2011.

Organized by : IICLO, Osaka Booksellers’ Union, Mainichi

We ask for donations for purchasing new books with Newspaper and Mainichi Newspaper Agency in Tokyo, Oaska
protective cover and send them to requesting organizations and Seibu．
and educational institutions such as schools, kindergartens,
nursery schools, and home libraries. This is based on theexperience during the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.
We started this campaign on the April 26th, and overPicture Books Can Cross the Borders
The Present Situation of Picture Books In Chinese
Ms. Kao Meibi, an editor of picture books both in China and Taiwan was invited and gave a lecture on the present
situation of picture books in the Chinese language at Osaka Nishi Kumin Centre on March 13 th, 2011. It was supported by
the following companies in The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Kintetsu Corporation, Suntory Ltd., Takeda Chemical
Industries, Ltd., Hankyu Corporation, Fujitsu Tohoku Systems Ltd., Fujitsu Marketing Ltd., Panasonic Corporation,
Musashi-I-Techno Co., Ltd. (40 participants)

Speakers: KAO Min-mei, Editor of picture books in Taiwan
Coordinator: NARUMI Tomoko, Assistant Professor at Osaka Kyoiku University
MIYAKE Okiko, Chief director at IICLO＊Lecturers’ Profile
KAO Min-mei: Studied Russian at the National Chengchi

than

University in Taiwan and the history of Japanesetranslated picture books bothchildren’s book publishing and reading promotion forin English and in Japanesechildren in Japan at department of psychology at

into Chinese such as Happy

Okayama University.

She has given lectures on picture

Birthday Moon by Frank Asche,book analysis and children’s book publishing at Nationaland Ojisan no Kasa (A Man’s

Taitung University and National Taipei University ofUmbrella) by SANO Yoko.

Education. She has edited many children’s books for more

2twentyyears

andWinners of the 27th Nissan Children’s Storybook and
Picture Book Grand Prix
The Nissan Children’s Storybook and Picture Book Grand Prix, sponsored by IICLO with the co-operation of Nissan
Motors, is highly valued as the gateway to success for new authors as well as contributing to the promotion ofstorybooks and picture books.
The winners of the 27th Grand Prix were announced and the awards ceremony was held at the Osaka Prefectural
Central Library on March 6, 2011. The following works were chosen from 2,408 volumes submitted in the Storybook
Category and 533 volumes submitted in the Picture Book Category. The Grand Prix works will be published by BL
Publishers in December, 2011.
☆In the Storybook Category“Me and Papa” by OZCO.

＊Award for Excellence＊“Aya and Yuki” by INAGAKI Fusako●The books by the winners of the 26th Grand Prix were

“The Time Capsule” by SENO Emikopublished by BL Publishing in December, 2010

“Mail Delivery by Stripe Cat ” by SUMI Nori

☆In the Picture Book Category＊Grand Prix＊“ An Angel at the Bottom of the Sea”
by MATSUMIYA Keiji＊Award for Excellence＊“After Dropped” by KEMI Miyazaki“From a Pan” by OKUNO Kanako

KITAMURA TAKEKO FUND Memorial Projects
Due to Kitamura Takeko’s love of children’s literature, she made large donations to help us run the Foundation. We
held a reading circle on a children’s book for adults and published IICLO BULLETIN as memorial projects.

Reading Circle with REIJO Hiroko, a popular children’s author
IICLO invited Ms. REIJO Hiroko, a popular children’s

talked about the book and children’s response to the series.

writer and held a reading circle called “Exploring thesecret of popularity of the “Wakaokami Series” (Young
Landlady Series) on Febrary 5th, 2011. Every participant
read the first volume of Wakaokami Series and talked
about the book and REIJO Hiroko and her editor also

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IICLO Bulletin No.24
IICLO advertised for articles on children’s literature for IICLO Bulletin No.24 and two articles are accepted.
<Contents>
The Post-War Introduction of Heterosexual Culture in theGirl’s Magazines Shojo no Tomo and Jogakusei no TomoThe Contemporary Meaning of “Boys’ Novels” in Shonen

and Its Logic: An Analysis of Novels and the Readers’

Sekai, (Boys’ World); Looking at the idea of novels being

Correspondence Columns“harmful”

by IMADA Erika

by MEGURO Tsuyoshi

Sazanami’s Stories in Shonen Sekai, (Boys’ World);

Shonen Sekai (Boys' World) in the late Meiji Period as seen

From the period Sazanami went to Germany to the end of

through the Readers' Column; A comparison with early

the Meiji period

issues of Shojo Sekai (Girls’ World)by FUJIMOTO Yoshinori

by DOI Yasuko

A Study of Women’s Life Stories in Shonen Sekai, (Boys’

The Theme of “Love” in Female Teenagers’ Novels inWorld) ; Compared with those in Shojo Sekai (Girls’ World)

China; A Study Centered on The Willow Beauty Has Fallen,

by KOMATSU Satoko

The Death of a 15-Year-Old Schoolgirl, and The Paper Doll
By HAN Wei

Hon Navi Kids, Book Research System“Hon-Navi Kids (Book Navigation for Kids)”, a system for

The web page address is

supporting reading activities based on search results. The

http://www.honnavi.jp/honnavi/navi/topmenu2.jsp. This

gist of this system is the reaction to searches to the links ofproject is being conducted in collaboration the Fujitsu

the book search in public libraries, the construction of a

Tohoku Systems.

system of tables of story keywords for lower grade children
and the development of a navigation system that allows
the user to adopt his or her impressions of a book as asearch key.

Lectures and Activities for Reading Promotion
1. Dispatch IICLO Staff for Lectures

books (four times).

IICLO dispatched our staff to give 50 lectures on the of(2)children’s books, children’s reading promotion etc. for

Workshop for reading picture books to children(four times).

librarians, school librarians, teachers, volunteers and

3. Judging and committee member duties

parents, which includes 24 lectures for the Liaison(1) Being a committee member of the Liaison

Council for the Promotion of Children’s Reading Activity

Council for the Promotion of Children’s Readingin Osaka Prefecture.

Activity in Osaka Prefecture

2. With University Students(2) Being a judge for the 20th Mino hand-madeIICLO organized two courses for university students.

Kamishibai contest (Organized by Mino city and(1) Workshop for making Kamishibai and picture

Hito to Hon wo Tsumugu Kai)4(3) Being a committee member for making a

Education Council of Osaka prefecture, andguidebook of picture books for human rights.

Committee for Human rights in Osaka).

(4) Being a judge for the 13th Heart & Heart picture(6) Being a committee member of the Media Art

book story contest (Organized by Education

digital Archive Project (Organized by theCouncil of Osaka city).

Ministry of Culture).

(5)

Being a judge for the 29th competition for(7) Being a judge for the sixth Osaka Children’s

poems and book reports connected with humanBook Band contest (Organized by Osaka reading

rights.

promotion committee and Asahi Newspaper).

(Organized

by

Osaka

prefecture,

Events for Children
Story Monorail
A unique event where participants enjoyed picture booksby the co-sponsoring company.

and stories while riding in reserved monorail cars was held
on November 21, 2011. 240 people, parents and children,
separated into two groups and rode the reserved monorailfrom Banpaku-Koen station. They enjoyed the folktales
and picture books of vehicles presented by IICLO staff andvolunteers. After it arrived at Saito-Nishi station, theparticipants then watched the puppet play “A Tiger and a
Flute Player” presented by Palette, an IICLO volunteer
puppet play group, at Saito Info Museum. After the play,
the participants were given a set of rulers and a tote bag

Storytelling sessions and workshops(1) At Osaka Prefectural Central Library

who came to the Hanahaku Show Homes Site on May 8th,

Five story-telling sessions, one puppet show and one

2010. It was organized by the Osaka Jutaku Centre

workshopFoundation.

for children were run at the Children’s

reading room by IICLO staff and the volunteers.

(4) 5 Story workshops for children at primary schools(2) At institutions for maltreated children

were held.

Story-telling sessions and a puppet show were held at(5) Children’s story exchanges between China, Korea,nine institutions for maltreated children in Osakaand Japan were held in Nara and IICLO staff devised aprefecture by IICLO staff, volunteers and La Crarte, aworkshop for making picture books together (August 17th

puppet company. This project was sponsored by the Kozu

to 23rd in 2010).

Seiwa Kai.

(6) IICLO staff took part in the first Izumo Children’s(3) Gaito Kamishibai at a show homes site

Expeditionary Party and devised a story making

Gaito Kamishibai by Sanyu-kai was shown to families

workshop.

5Mail Magazine
IICLO started publishing a monthly e-mail magazine once a month from September, 2010. 549 people have beenregistered up to June 2011. The contents are as below.
<Contents>
1. Information from IICLO

4. Computer sites for children’s literature research

2. Yasuko & Okiko’s Talk on a recent published children’s

5. Places to go related to children’s literature and culturebook

6. Information of events on children’s literature and3. Introduction for volunteers who read picture books toculture in Japan

children

Research Projects
Research Project on Children’s Magazines in the Meiji and Taisho Periods
articles were inserted in IICLO Bulletin No.24.

The IICLO is conducting this joint project withresearchers from outside the institute to study valuable

Research Members; SAKAI Masayo (Professor, Aichi

children’s magazines from the Meiji and Taisho periods

Shukutoku University), HATAKEYAMA Choko (Professor,

which are in its possession and to make a database from

Baika Women’s College), FUJIMOTO Yoshinori (Professor,

this content. In 2010 IICLO made a joint study of Syonen

Otani

Sekai with researchers from outside the institute, usingCounselor), MEGURO Tsuyoshi (Assistant Professor, Kobe

the database of the contents made from the project

University), ENDO Jun (IICLO Special Researcher),subsidized by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research. The

KOMATSU Satoko (IICLO Special Researcher),result was presented at the Japan Society for Children’s

Yasuko (IICLO Researcher).

JuniorCollage),

MUKOGAWA Mikio(IICLOand DOI

Literature conference on November 14th, 2010. Four

Research Project on the History of Children’s Book Publishing in the Meiji, Taisho andShowa Periods
NANBU

Hirokuni,anex-editorofHakubunkan

Research Members; ASAOKA Yasuou (Lecturer, Collage of

Pubulishing left many valuable letters from authors andChildren’s education in Japan), ITO Motoo (Representative,

illustrators. The IICLO conducts a joint project with

Book-Globe Company), SAKAI Masayo (Professor, Aichi

researchers from outside the institute to study them andShukutoku

applied for the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research andResearcher),selected for 2011-13.

Researcher), and DOI Yasuko (IICLO Researcher).

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University),

ENDO Jun

KOMATSU

Satoko(IICLO Special(IICLOSpecialPublications☆ Shinken Seminor’s 1000 Recommended Children’s☆ A Collection of Excellent Works from “Kodomo no

Books

Kuni”

IICLO chose and wrote a short review for 1000

IICLO was involved in editing A Collection of Excellent

children’s books which Benesse Corporation’s HP site

Works from “Kodomo no Kuni” published by Hearst Fujin
Gahosha (vol.1 August 2010,vol.2 March 2011, and vol.3☆IICLO Publications

July 2011). Kodomo no Kuniiwas a magazine publishedIICLO Bulletin No.1 -24 1,000yen to 2,000 yen

from 1922 to 1934, and 287 volumes in total. Many

<Reports on Symposium and collection of essays>

excellent illustrators for children’s books such as TAKEI

Picture Books in China

2,000yenTakeo, HATSUYAMA Shigeru, and OKAMOTO Kichi and

Picture Books in India

1,500yen

Doyo poets such as KITAHARA Hakushu, NOGUCHI Ujo,

Picture Books in Taiwan

2,000yenand SAIJO Yaso contributed to the magazine.

Picture Books in Thailand

2,000yen

In Appreciation of Book Donations
From January in 2010 to March in 2011, we received donations from many people and organizations. We would like toexpress our heartfelt thanks and also to request your continuing support.
The number f donations of this year
Books
2,569
Magazines
3,275
Others732
Total
6,576 items
Lietuvos nacionalinė M. Mažvydo biblioteka (Lituania)
Toni Duijx (Netherlands)
University Leiden, Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen(Netherlands)
Centro Internacional del Libro Infantil y Juvenil (Spain)
Svenska barnbosinstitutet (Sweden)
Schweizerisches Institut f ür Kinder-und Jugendmedien(Switzerland)Peter Hunt (United Kingdom)

蒋 風 (China)
Lastenkirjainstituutti (Finland)
Suomen Nuorisokirjallisuuden Instituutti (Finland)
Denise Escarpit (France)
Nous Voulons Lire/C.R.A.L.E.J.(France)
Brüder Grimm-Museum Kassel (Germany)Internationalen Jugendbibliothek (Germany)
Hungarian Board on Books for Young People (Hungary)
宣 勇 (Korea)
Changbi Publishers (Korea)
Fairy Tales and Translation Research Institute (Korea)
Kestutis Urba (Lituania)

The International Institute for Children’s Literature, Osaka, 2011
All Japanese names in the News appear in the traditional order, surname followed by given name.

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