Awards
1980 Hans Christian Andersen Awards for Illustration
SUHO AND THE WHITE HORSE - A Mongolian Folk Tale
retold by Yuzo Otsuka
illustrated by Suekichi Akaba
1984 Hans Christian Andersen Awards for Illustration
ANNO'S JOURNEY
by Mitsumasa Anno
2018 Hans Christian Andersen Awards for Writing
"Kiki's Delivery Service" Series
by Eiko Kadono
illustrated by Akiko Hayashi, Takako Hirono, and Miho Satake
Bologna Ragazzi Award 2014 The mention of the Non Fiction category
Dottoko Zoo
by Norio Nakamura
1981 New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year
THE CRANE WIFE
retold by Sumiko Yagawa
illustrated by Suekichi Akaba
1967 The Grand Prize at Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava
TARO AND THE BAMBOO SHOOT
by Masako Matsuno
illustrated by Yasuo Segawa
1999 The Grand Prize at Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava
IN THE NIGHT KINDERGARTEN
by Shuntaro Tanikawa
illustrated by Etsuko Nakatsuji
photographs by Etsuko Nakatsuji
2000 The Grand Prize for Fiction at Bologna Children's Book Fair
A MAN IN BLACK COAT
by Saiji Kanamori
1986 Zilveren Griffel
MAY WE SLEEP HERE TONIGHT?
by Tan Koide
illustrated by Yasuko Koide