NO.10 OCTOBER 2000

<CONTENTS> 　1. DATA ACCESS POSSIBLE NOW ON THE INTERNET 　2.‘PICTURE BOOK WORLD’ HELD IN OSAKA AS A CHILDREN’S READING YEAR EVENT 　3. MAJOUR EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER, 1999〜AUGUST, 2000 　4. EXHIBITIONS AT THE INSTITUTE 　5. ACTIVITIES OF THE FELLOWS 1998―1999 　6. PUBLICATIONS BY IICLO 　7. A LIST OF RESEARCH AND REVIEWS RELATED TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN 1998〜1999 Children’s Literature: General Children’s Authors Picture Books / Illustrations Poems / Nursery Rhymes / Doyo Folktales / Fairytales Children’s Reading Manga Children’s Culture Translation 　8. IN APPRECIATION OF BOOK DONATIONS 　9. GENERAL INFORMATION

DATA ACCESS POSSIBLE NOW ON THE INTERNET

In December 1999 the computer system for organizing the Institute’s bibliographical data and other news and information was modernized. In this renewal process, emphasis was placed on making access to our important data as flexible as possible. Providing easy access to this data on the internet was given top priority. Two computer ports are open at the Institute for the use of users to freely access materials. Information concerning over thirty thousand items from the Meiji Era to the present, including children’s books, picture books, and related research data is available.

HOME PAGE SCREEN

The main headings for looking up data are: book titles, author’s names, publishers, and publication dates. Of course, more complex and detailed searches are possible using quotations from texts being sought, or by using a combination of headings or keywords. It is also possible to conduct searches by referring to the country or language of the work, whether it is a picture book, comic, or a picture show, geared for adults or for children, and so on. At present the original titles of works and tables of contents of magazines have been entered chronologically. However, in the future we hope it will be possible to conduct not only bibliographic searches, but to research content through a system which will enable users to find information by subject matter, theme, genre, and so on. Now it is not actually necessary to come to the Institute to make such searches for data. It is now possible to refer to these materials by accessing IICLO’s Homepage. By accessing our Homepage, entering the Search at the top, and following the directions as they appear there, it is possible to make such searches of our data from computers at home, schools, and so on. At present the bibliographic data and other information made available are over 30,000 items (books, a chronology of publications) from the Meiji Era to Showa 25 (1950), but we are going to expand the timeframe of years registered until it will be possible to access the Institute’s entire collection by the end of 2000. Through our Homepage information is also available about conferences or symposia on children’s literature, lectures, or exhibitions, and recommendations of books for children as well as the data described above. Our information about the Institute, fellowship program, and our newsletter are also available to in English. We hope in the future to step up our collection of information concerning all aspects of children’s literature, and for the Institute to take a leading role in making this information available.

‘PICTURE BOOK WORLD’ HELD IN OSAKA AS A CHILDREN’S READING YEAR EVENT

In Japan, the year 2000 has been designated Children’s Reading Year and various events are being held throughout the country to celebrate. In Osaka, home of IICLO, an event titled ‘Picture Book World’ was held during summer vacation on August 3rd and 4th. With Mr. Nakagawa Masafumi, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of this Institute as the Director of the Executive Committee, the Mainichi Newspapers Company, the Publishers’ Association, the Children’s Library Staff Volunteers, Library Conference, and many other groups concerned with children and reading, joined together as one to enliven the event.

During the two-day period the busy schedule of events included a public dialogue titled ‘Children and Evil’, four lectures by authors and others, a symposium on picture books for babies, and storytelling gatherings for children. At the same time an exhibition of original picture book illustrations, panel displays introducing various organizations of interest, and a sale of children’s books were held. It was a major event in which 8,200 adults and children took part during the two days. We believe this event provided the occasion for a great number of people to become more aware of issues involving children and reading.

MAJOUR EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER, 1999〜AUGUST, 2000

At the Institute:

<For Adults> September 12, 1999 IICLO Special Lecture: “Kastner: the Man and His Works”(on the 100 Anniversary of His Birth) Lecturer: Ueno Yoko (IICLO researcher), Imae Yoshitomo (Author) Co-sponsor: JBBY, Japan Society for Children's Literature, The Society for Fostering IICLO December 11, 1999 “Children’s Literature International” Lecture: Fresh Winds in Chinese Children’s Literature: Modern Chinese Literature, the Trends in Fantasy. Lecturer: Peng Yie　(Shanghai Youth Publications, Ltd., editor and author） Interpreter: Narumi Tomoko April 22 ―July 22, 2000 (6times) “Reading Yoshiya Nobuko’s ‘The Flower Tales’” Lecturer: Komatsu Satoko (IICLO researcher) <For Children> October 10, 1999"Word Play Event" Co-oper ator: Expo Cosmos Festa October 24, 1999 “Storytelling and Percussion Concert ‘Under the Baobab Tree - Folktales of West Africa’” Storyteller: Eguchi Kazuhisa. (Professor, The National Museum of Ethnology) Percussion: Kawabe Tomomi. (Percussionist: Senegalese drum) December 12, 1999 “Let’s Make Picture Books With Mechanical Devices” March 19, 2000 “Let’s Talk With the Author 2 Welcome to the World of Tomiyasu Yoko (author)” April 2, 2000 “Let’s Sing Children’s Songs!” Performance: Dandelion Children’s Chorus May 3-5, 2000 The Yumeno Ike Theater 1) “Czech Animation ‘Toppi and His Woodland Friends’” With the cooperation of Manabe Toshiharu 2) “Stories of the World” 3) Puppet Theatre: “Little Kurobe’s Dream” Performed by: Puppets ‘n’ Mime Theatre- (The Rabbit Hutch) July 30, 2000 “Let’s Make and Enjoy Animation”. Outside the Institute: November, 21, 1999 The 7th International Brothers Grimm Award Commemorative Lecture: “The Contamination of the Fairy Tale, or the Changing Nature of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales” Lecturer: Dr. Jack Zipes. Interpreter: Yoshida Junko. (Professor at Hiroshima University) With Joint-sponsorship of: Kinran Foundation, The Japan Children’s Literature Society. At: Osaka International Women’s College. January 23, 2000 “What Can We Communicate Through Picture Books?” Lecturer: Nakagawa Masafumi (IICLO Director) “Bringing Children to Books”　Lecturer: Miyake Okiko (Professor at the Baika Women’s College) “Recent Children’s Books” Lecturer: Torigoe Shin (Professor at the Seiwa University) The Conference to Talk and Think about IICLO in Funabashi　　Co-Sponsor: The Society for Fostering IICLO At: Chuo Public Hall, Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture January 27, 2000 “What Can We Communicate To Children? - Learning about Life from Picture Books” Lecturer: Nakagawa Masafumi Co-Sponsor: Shimamoto-cho Public Library At: The Shimamoto-cho Public Library February, 24, 2000 “What Can We Communicate To Children? - Learning about Life From Picture Books” Lecturer: Nagata Keiko (IICLO Chief Researcher) Co-Sponsor: Tajiri-cho Education Committee At: Tajiri Historical Hall March, 3, 2000 Workshop “Let’s Play With Stories” Coordinator: Doi Yasuko( IICLO Researcher) Co-Sponsor: Sakai City Central Library At: Sakai City Otori Library March, 3, 2000 “Modern German Picture Books” Lecturer: Ueno Yoko (IICLO Researcher) Co-Sponsor: Takaishi City Education Committee At: Takaishi City Hall March, 10, 2000 “Modern Picture Books ? Various Trends” Lecturer: Nagata Keiko Co-Sponsor: Takaishi City Education Committee At: Takaishi City Hall March, 17, 2000 “The World of Miyazawa Kenji” Lecturer: Endo Jun (IICLO Researcher) Takaishi City Education Committee At: Takaishi City Hall May 13, 2000 “One Hundred Years of Children’s Books” Lecturer: Mukogawa Mikio (IICLO Researcher), Miyake Okiko (Professor at the Baika Women’s College)At: Osaka Prefectural Central Library Co-Sponsors: Osaka Prefectural Central Library, The Society for fostering IICLO August 3 & 4, 2000 “Picture Book World in Osaka” Co-Sponsors: Picture Book World, Osaka Executive Committee, Osaka International Center, Mainichi Newspapers, Co., Ministry of Education, etc. At: Osaka International Center

EXHIBITIONS AT THE INSTITUTE

September ―October, 1999 “Exhibition Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Kastner” November , 1999 7th International Brothers Grimm Award and Award Winner Dr. Jack Zipes December, 1999 ―February, 2000 “Now, Let’s Take a Close Look Again!! Children’s Books of 100 Years Ago” March, 2000 "Exhibition of original Illustrations of Winners of the IICLO Nissan Picture Book Grand Prize" April ―June, 2000 ”1970: “Children’s Books” Published in the Year of the World Exhibition, Osaka” July ―September, 2000 “Artists Who Were Involved With Children’s Books”

ACTIVITIES OF THE FELLOWS 1998―1999

These are activities of the fellows who came to the Institute to participate in “The Foreign Researchers Fellowship Program”.

Section A: Foreign researchers of Japanese children's literature. Section B: Foreign researchers who are able to participate in research and contribute to international exchange. A: Period of stay. B: Position. C: Research theme. D: Research results/Publication titles E: Research activities, related activities.

PENG, YI, China, Section B
Ａ：Oct. '99 - Dec. '99. Ｂ： editor of Shanghai Youth Publications. Ｃ：The Study of Fantasy in Japanese Children’s Literature Ｄ： to be included in "Fellowship Program Researchers' Report 2000 Ｅ：1. took part in storytelling sessions at IICLO's Children's Reading Room 2. Gave lectures on “Fresh Winds in Chinese Children’s Literature: Modern Chinese Literature, the Trends in Fantasy”.

PARK SUK KYOUNG, Korea, Section A
Ａ：Sep. '99 - Aug. '00. Ｃ：The Influence of Japan on Korean Children’s Literature. Ｄ： to be included in "Fellowship Program Researchers' Report 2000 Ｅ：1. took part in storytelling sessions at IICLO's Children's Reading Room 2. Reported on “Between Revival and Crisis: Recent Trends in Korean Children’s Literature” at the Regular Meeting of the Japan Children’s Literature Society, Kansai area.

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Guest Researchers from September　2000 - August 2001

　Kestutis Urba(Lithuania)
　鄭　如峰(Taiwan)



PUBLICATIONS BY IICLO

"IICLO Bulletin vol.15"

　-Contents-

Changes in the world of contemporary picturebooks since the 1980’s.	Nagata Keiko
An Introduction to and an Examination of Material Relating to the 1928 Edition of Minakuchi- Concerning an unpublished anthology of children’s poems by Tatsumi Seika-.	Ueda Nobumichi
Explanatory Notes on the Magazine Shokokumin 7.	Torigoe Shin
Explanatory Notes on Specific Items in the Newspaper Gakushu Shimbun, by ARS, Tokyo 1.	Komatsu Satoko
The Contamination of the Fairy Tale, or the Changing Nature of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales.	Dr. Jack Zipes Japanese Version by Yoshida Junko
Story Activities at IICLO 7 ―A series of workshops on “Magic”―	Doi Yasuko

"Fellowship Program Researchers' Report 1999"



A LIST OF RESEARCH AND REVIEWS RELATED TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN 1998〜1999

Children's Literature: General

JBBY. OVERSEAS EDITIONS OF JAPANESE CHILDREN'S BOOKS. JBBY. 256p. \8,900 A list of Japanese picture books, works of children's literature, and scientific books for children published abroad. Descriptions of some of the books are included. Titles of 3073 foreign publications and titles of 1715 Japanese publications are mentioned.
「海外で翻訳出版された日本の子どもの本」

Han, Gu-Yong. VIEWS OF KOREA IN JAPANESE CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. Amano Hashidate Shuppan. 302p. \2,000 4-900783-22-6 A list, with commentaries, of volumes of Japanese children's literature published from 1990-1999 in which Korea, or the Korean people, are depicted.
「朝鮮のある児童文学風景」

Katsuo, Kinya. THE HISTORY OF BIOGRAPHIES FOR CHILDREN. Minerva Shobo. 388p. \3,200 4-623-03085-7 A detailed analysis of biographical literature for children published from 1891-1945 which sheds light on how these biographies view adults and society, and the messages they offer children.
「伝記児童文学のあゆみ」

Kawado, Michiaki & Sakakibara, Takanori/eds. REPRINT FROM ORIGINAL PLATES: A COLLECTION OF MEIJI TRANSLATIONS OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE . Satsuki Shobo. 314p. \20,000 4-7727-0303-9 A photographic reproduction of a Meiji Period translation of Barnett's 'The Little Prince' with a chronology of Barnett translations appended. Another volume is on Grimms’ fairy tales.
「復刻版　明治の児童文学翻訳編」

Kuwabara, Saburo. THE HOME OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. Iwanami Shoten. 255p. \2,300 4-00-004246-7 By reading and analyzing warabeuta children's songs and picture books of the Edo Period, and examples of Meiji and Taisho Period children's literature, the author reflects on the origins of Japanese children's literature.
「児童文学の故郷」

Nakanishi, Toshio/ed. AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WRITERS IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. Shuppan Bunka Kenkyukai. 737p. \11,000 4-921067-01-5 This encyclopedia of Japanese writers of children's literature with a selection of around 4000 names, includes brief biographies and a list of authors.
「児童文学者人名事典　日本人編」

Nihon Jido Bungaku Gakkai. POSSIBILITIES IN MODERN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. Tokyo Shoseki. 363p. \3,800 4-487-79254-1 Volume 4 of research of the Japan Children's Literature Society. Works of Japanese children's literature are discussed concerning the stories, translations, and readers.
「現代児童文学の可能性」

Nihon Jido Bungakusha Kyokai. THE ENJOYMENT OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE BY JAPANESE WRITERS. Bunkeido. 271p. \2,800 4-89423-194-8 A selection of 100 works of children's literature by Japanese writers chosen by authors and researchers; a chronology of modern Japanese children's literature is included.
「児童文学の魅力　日本編」

Ogiwara, Yuichi. SANTA CLAUS IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. Koubundo Shuppansha. 218p. \2,600 4-7707-0610-3 A list of classifications of images of Santa Claus as portrayed in picture books and children's literature published in Japan.
「児童文学におけるサンタクロースの研究」

Sadamatsu, Tadashi. A DICTIONARY OF CHARACTERS APPEARING IN WORLD AND JAPANESE CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. Tamagawa Daigaku Shuppanbu. 342p. \8,000 4-472-11891-2 A dictionary dealing with 412 famous characters appearing in works of domestic and foreign children's literature. Introductions of the authors are included for major works.
「世界・日本児童文学登場人物辞典」

Yokoyama, Mitsuo. HOW TO WRITE CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. Popurasha. 255p. \2,000 4-591-06169-8 Yokoyama Mitsuo author of 'The Sea for boys' and other works, looks back on his own creative methods, explaining how he creates plots, starts to write, rewrites, and other techniques.
「児童文学の書き方」


Children’s Authors

Ando, Kyoko/ed. MIYAZAWA KENJI . Wakakusa Shobo. 295p. \3,500 4-948755-36-2 A collection of 18 studies from among research papers given on Miyazawa Kenji from 1990-1996, with a list of research documents appended. The problem of choice of texts, main arguments of researches to date, and new trends in research are discussed.
「宮沢賢治」

Bruna, Dick/supervised. ALL ABOUT DICK BRUNA. Kodansha. 128p. \2,800 4-06-208962-9 A book in which information about the characters and method of expression in the works of Dick Bruna who is highly popular in Japan, is given as well as information about the author himself and about the reception of his books around the world.
「ディック・ブルーナのすべて」

Handa, Junko. THE IMMORTAL DOWA AUTHOR: SUZUKI MIEKICHI. Kobundo Shuppansha. 177p. \2,100 4-7707-0599-9 An analysis of children's stories and novels including CHIDORI (The Plover) and KUWA NO MI (The Mulberry) by Suzuki Miekichi who supervised the high quality Taisho Era children's magazine 'Akai Tori' (The Red Bird).
「永遠の童話作家鈴木三重吉」

Hara, Shiro. A LEXICON OF THE VOCABULARY OF MIYAZAWA KENJI (NEW VERSION). Tokyo Shoseki. 930,139p. \15,000 4-487-73149-6 A lexicon of vocabulary in Miyazawa Kenji's works with a listing of 5200 items.
「新宮沢賢治語彙辞典」

Hirai, Ryutaro & Nakajima, Kotaro/ eds. A CHRONOLOGICAL PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE WRITING OF EDOGAWA RANPO. Nabari City Library. 302p. 8900 A chronological record of the writings of Edogawa Ranpo from 1923 to 1965. It includes an index of his novels and other works.
「江戸川乱歩執筆年譜」

Kawaji, Mototaka. THE WORKS OF MIZUSHIMA NIOU: A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNAL. Suginami Keyaki Shuppan. 205p. 4-921051-24-0 A compilation of tables of works, reference documents and lists, and research results on the works of artist Mizushima who drew the illustrations for the magazine 'Akai Tori'(Red Bird), and so on.
「水島尓保布著作書誌・探索日誌」

Kawato, Michiaki & Sakakibara, Takanori/eds. A KIPLING COLLECTION. Ozorasha. 368p. 4-7568-0313-X A photo reproduction of the translated works of Kipling published in the Meiji period. 'The Wolf Boy' (Jungle Book) published in 'Shonen Sekai' (Youth World) is included.
「キプリング集」

Kudo, Naoko. MEETINGS AND STORIES. Iwanami Shoten. 254p. \1,900 4-00-026180-0 Essays on her own writing by Kudo Naoko who has written many verses for children concerning nature.
「出会いと物語」

Kuwabara, Saburo. IWAYA SAZANAMI: HIS DIARIES WITH COMMENTARIES. Keio Gijuku Daigaku Shuppankai. 391p. 4-7664-0688-5 A volume which combines reprints of the diaries of Iwaya Sazanami from Meiji 20 to 27 (1887 - 1894) along with summaries of the diaries of each year referring to his activities and the social movements of the times.
「巌谷小波日記翻刻と研究」

Nadamoto, Masahisa. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO: COME BACK. Komichi Shobo. 266p. \2,400 4-7705-0171-4 In response to the fact that 'Little Black Sambo' went out of print in 1988, writers speak on the significance of this and on the circumstances abroad of criticism surrounding the publication of Sambo. The problems encountered in Japan after that time (1988) concerning republication are also concerned, and the resurrection of 'Little Black Sambo' in its original form is advocated.
「ちびくろサンボよすこやかによみがえれ」

Nakanishi, Toshio/ed. THE WORLD OF MIYAZAWA KENJI. Shuppan Bunka Kenkyukai. 663p. \8,000 4-921067-03-1 A list of research documents on Miyazawa Kenji, with a listing of the table of contents of each book, it also is a dictionary of people connected with him.
「宮沢賢治の世界」

Sanpei, Keiko. ASTRID LINDGREN, THE MOTHER OF PIPPI. Iwanami Shoten. 226p. \1,600 4-00-002484-1 A critical biography of Astrid Lindgren describing her early personal history, the birth of her first works, and so on.
「ピッピの生みの親アストリッド・リンドグレーン」

Takashi, Yoichi. A STROLL THROUGHT THE LITERATURE OF MUKU HATOJU . Rironsha. 275p. \1,800 4-652-07159-0 A commentary in which the author, having actually visited the scenes of the works of Muku Hatoju, also examines the process of their development.
「椋文学の散歩道」

Takeno, Kazuo. THE WORLD OF C.S. LEWIS. Sairyusha. 330p. \3,000 4-88202-591-4 The religious faith of C.S. Lewis is summed up, and 'The Narnia Chronicles' and other works are discussed from this perspective.
「Ｃ・Ｓ・ルイスの世界」

Yamanaka, Hisashi & Yamanaka, Noriko/eds. SHONEN 'H' IS FULL OF ERRORS. Henkyosha. 845p. \5,600 4-326-95028-5 Children's author Yamanaka Hisashi and his wife point out in detail mistakes and historical inaccuracies in 'Shonen 'H'' by illustrator Senoh Kappa, which has been critically acclaimed as an outstanding example of wartime literature for children. They go on to call for this to be the motivation for a re-examination of Japan during and after the war.
「間違いだらけの少年Ｈ」

Zenkoku Gakko Toshokan Kyogikai. THE WRITERS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS. Zenkoku Gakko Toshokan Kyogikai. 145p. \2,500 4-7933-0049-9 A collection of interviews with 34 children's book authors active in Japan today including Kadono Eiko and Takeda Miho.
「子どもの本の書き手たち」


Picture Books / Illustrations

Fujimoto, Tomomi. HOW ARE PICTURE BOOKS CREATED?. Nihon Editor School Shuppanbu. 196p. \1,800 4-88888-294-0 Concrete examples are given to analyze an explain the composition, viewpoint of picture books, and the effective use of dots and lines in picture book composition.
「絵本はいかに描かれるか」

Furuhashi, Kazuo. READING PICTURE BOOKS OUTLOUD TO CHILDREN. Hobun Shorin. 185p. \1,600 4-89347-060-4 A book giving examples as it describes how to read picture books out loud based on an analysis of picture books with an awareness of the importance of reading them out loud.
「子どもへの絵本の読みかたり」

Ito, Hikozo. THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF ITOH HIKOZO. A & A Pubulishing. 189p. \2,800 4-309-90356-8 A collection of illustrations and a chronology of the works of illustrator Itoh Hikozo that appeared in such magazines as Shonen Club and Shonen Gaho.
「伊藤彦造イラストレーション」

Kako, Satoshi. KAKO SATOSHI'S WAYS TO THE PICTURE BOOKS. Fukuinkan Shoten. 215p. \1,500 4-8340-1606-4 A volume by author Kako Satoshi, who has created many picture books aimed at making science easy for children to understand, on his vision of the ideal format for science picture books for children, and on his own works.
「加古里子絵本への道」

Natsume, Yasuko. MOTHER GOOSE AND THE WORLD OF PICTURE BOOKS. Iwasaki Bijutsusha. 206p. \4,700 4-7534-1380-2 A book in two parts: the first taking examples of famous Mother Goose songs and commenting on them while introducing them with illustrations; the second part gives a history of Mother Goose picture books.
「マザーグースと絵本の世界」

Sapporo City Central Library Ehon Kenkyukai. PICTURE BOOKS FOR BABIES. Sapporo City Central Library. 211p. \8,900 A compilation of research on picture books for babies by members of the picture book research group at the Sapporo City Central Library, Hokkaido, and their findings from questionnaires about books given to babies by their mothers.
「赤ちゃん絵本226冊」

Takei, Miharu. MY FATHER'S PAINTBOX. Fiber net. 237p. \8,900 A biography by his son of Takei Takeo, artist of pictures for children, who was active during the Taisho and Showa Periods.
「父の絵具箱」

Uchigasaki, Yuriko. RESEARCH AND MATERIALS ON FOLKTALE PICTURE BOOKS OF THE EDO PERIOD. Miyai Shoten. 552p. \8,900 Research on Edo Period picture books examining in detail 'Momotaro' (Peach Boy) and five other folktales among those published during that time.
「江戸期昔話絵本の研究と資料」

Yoshida, Shinichi. PICTURE BOOKS: ILLUSTRATIONS THAT TELL STORIES. Nihon Editor School. 252p. \2,200 4-88888-290-8 A collection of research papers to date on picture books by picture book researcher Yoshida Shinichi. The history of picture books, British picture books, pop-up picture books, Christmas picture books, Mother Goose picture books, and famous picture book authors and their works, are included.
「絵本／物語るイラストレーション」


Poems / Nursery Rhymes / Doyo

Hatanaka, Keichi. WARABEUTA AS POETRY. Meiei Tosho Shuppan Kyokai. 115p. \8,900 A genealogy of famous warabeuta, classification of lullabies, the content of the hidden messages in warabeuta, and Kitahara Hakushu and his relationship to warabeuta are covered in this book.
「わらべ唄の詩学」

Higashi, Michihito. THE AGE OF NOGUCHI UJO'S DOYO. Toseisha. 394p. \2,800 4-924440-39-6 The development of Noguchi's doyo is studied chronologically with examples given along with a discussion of his theories of poetics and his life.
「野口雨情童謡の時代」

Sato, Michimasa. THE POET MADO MICHIO. Hokutosha. 285p. \2,400 4-900456-62-4 A study by poet Satoh Michimasa of the poetics of the works of International Anderson Prize poet Mado Michio using biographical materials with a chronology of his works appended.
「詩人まど・みちお」

Shimada, Yoko. PLAYING WITH SONGS. Henshu Kobo Noa. 251p. \8,900 A collection of essays on the works of a popular author who has composed verses in the Osaka dialect for children, and her thoughts on language.
「うたと遊べば」

Torigoe, Shin. A COLLECTION OF CHILDREN'S SONG PARODIES. Heibonsha. 253p. \1,900 4-582-82926-0 While introducing song parodies sung by children from his childhood to the present, the author sheds light on the stance children take towards the culture of adults and a common social background.
「子どもの替え歌傑作集」

Wada, Noriko. BACKGROUNDS OF MIKI ROFU'S 'AKA TOMBO' (THE RED DRAGONFLY). Kobe Shinbun Sogo Shuppan Center. 254p. \1,800 4-343-00049-4 A study of the career of Miki Rofu which discusses his works and their relationship to the places they were written. A chronology and bibliography of his works are included.
「三木露風赤とんぼの情景」

Yomiuri Shinbun Bunkabu. THE STORIES OF SHOKA AND DOYO SONGS. Iwanami Shoten. 297p. \2,200 4-00-023340-8 A collection of anecdotes about the places connected with, the inception and dissemination of, well-loved Shoka and Doyo songs.
「唱歌・童謡ものがたり」

Yoshida, Miwako. THE WORLD OF YOSHIDA ISSUI. Ozawa Shoten. 400p. \3,800 4-7551-0373-8 A critical biography of poet Yoshida Issui. In the 7th chapter the dowa collection 'Hibari wa Sora Ni' (A Lark in the Sky) is discussed. A chronology is included.
「吉田一穂の世界」


Folktales / Fairytales

Nomura, Junichi. THE FOREST OF FOLKTALES. Taishukan Shoten. 322p. \2,500 4-469-22138-4 An exploration of the original forms and the changes seen in Japanese folktales beginning with 'Momotaro' (Peach Boy).
「昔話の森」

Children’s Reading

Akita, Kiyomi. READING AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. Kokudosha. 199p. \1,800 4-337-45032-7 An inquiry into the significance of reading for children from the perspective of developmental psychology, presenting the findings of various experiments.
「読書の発達心理学」

Atami, Norio & Nagakura, Mieko SCHOOL LIBRARIES WHERE CHILDREN ARE FULL OF LIFE. Gyosei. 384p. \3,800 4-324-05869-5 A volume describing how cooperation between libraries, the job of librarians, can facilitate the function of school libraries as places for students to develop information gathering skills, local exchanges, and independent study.
「子どもが生きる学校図書館」

Iwabe, Taiji. WE ARE THE STORY DETECTIVES CORPS!. Kashiwa Shobo. 223p. \1,800 4-7601-1762-8 A volume recording the experiences of the importation to Japan of the reading movement 'Animacion' taking place in libraries in Spain.
「ぼくらは物語探偵団」


Manga

Fujimoto, Yukari. WHERE DO I BELONG?. Gakuyo Shobo. 334p. \1,600 4-313-87011-3 An investigation into the change in women's values over the past 30 years , studying the changes in manga for girls looking at such themes as romantic love, sex, family, work, and so on.
「私の居場所はどこにあるの？」

Nagai, Tetsu. THE HANDICAPPED IN MANGA. Kaiho Shuppansha. 278p. \1,900 4-7592-5123-5 A compilation of examples of manga in which the handicapped appear, which sums up how they are represented and how the degree of acceptance of the handicapped by society has changed.
「マンガの中の障害者たち」

Shimizu, Isao. THE BIRTH OF MANGA. Yoshikawa Kobunkan. 190p. \1,700 4-642-05475-8 A book describing representative Manga creators, their work and their social and historical background. Okamoto Ippei and others who were central to the birth of manga in the Taisho Period are discussed.
「マンガ誕生」


Children’s Culture

Kami, Shoichiro. THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD. Kyuzansha. 292p. \3,000 4-906563-44-9 A history or brief review of the study of Japanese children's culture and bibliography of records from the past arranged by theme. Themes include following aspects of childhood such as life style, play, labor, welfare, and social issues.
「児童史研究のために」

Kawahara, Kazue. THE MODERN AGE OF CHILDHOOD. Chuo Koronsha. 220p. \680 4-12-101403-0 A study from a sociological perspective of childhood in the Taisho Period focusing on the magazine 'Akai Tori' (The Red Bird).
「子ども観の近代」

Komori, Tokijiro. MY LIFE WITH PICTURE SHOWS. Seseragi Shuppan. 266p. \1,800 4-915655-80-6 An autobiography of the first half of the life of Komori Tokijiro who soon after the war created his own picture shows and was known in Osaka as 'The Picture Show Guy'.
「紙芝居人生」

Misono, Makoto/Supervised. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF TV ANIMATION. Hara Shobo. 409p. \2,800 4-562-03217-0 The 35-year history of television animation is outlined including discussion from such angles as 'Atom Boy' which appeared at the dawn of the period, techniques, and the creators.
「図説テレビアニメ全集」

Nogami, Akira. REALITY IN CHILDHOOD. Pa
rorusha. 263p. \1,800 4-89419-198-9 An examination of how modern 'children' are influenced by social situations, their place in a consumer society, and the media.
「“子ども”というリアル」

Saito, Minako. THE CHANGING IMAGE OF WOMEN: ONE RED FLOWER IN THE FOLIAGE . Village Shuppankyoku. 302p. \1,700 4-89436-113-2 Changes in the way that women are perceived by children in Japanese society are followed up by examining common features seen in the way heroines are portrayed in animation, super hero television programs for children, and biographies for children.
「紅一点論」

Yu, Peiyun. CHILDREN'S CULTURE IN COLONIAL TAIWAN. Akashi Shoten. 360p. \9,600 4-7503-1131-6 Light is shed on the state of children's culture in Taiwan during the period of Japan's colonization (1895-1945) by examining the interrelationship of mainland Japan and Taiwan.
「植民地台湾の児童文化」


Translation

Cohen, Morton M. Kawade Shobo Shinsha. 478p. \4,800 4-309-20317-5
「ルイス・キャロル伝」

McCloud, Scott UNDERSTANDING COMICS: THE INVISIBLE ART. Bijutsu Shuppansha. 229p. \2,000 4-568-50198-9
「マンガ学」

Schodt, Frederik L. DREAMLAND JAPAN: WRITINGS ON MODERN MANGA. Marusha. 338p. \1,400 4-8373-0733-7
「ニッポンマンガ論」

Zipes, Jack. FAIRY TALES AS MYTH, MYTH AS FAIRY TALE. Kinokuniya Shoten. 262p. \2,600 4-314-00835-0
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