Mildred L. Batchelder Award
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (1997) Winner
Kazumi Yumoto
ゆもと かずみ
Yumoto Kazumi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1959-11-11 （Tokyo）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1992-2025
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo College of Music | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo College of Music
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Newcomer Award from the Japan Children's Literature Association | The Friends | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards | The Friends | — | The Horn Book | 受賞 |
Newcomer Award from the Japan Children's Literature Association
1992
Work:
The Friends
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
受賞
Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards
1999
Work:
The Friends
Organization:
The Horn Book
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Friends
1992 Children's literatureAdaptations
- [Film] The Friends / Shinji Sōmai (1994)
The Spring Organ
1995 NovelAutumn of Poplars
1997 NovelThe Bear and the Wildcat
2008 Children's literatureJourney to the Shore
2010 NovelAdaptations
- [Film] Journey to the Shore / Kiyoshi Kurosawa (2015)
Legacy
Japanese children's literature author and screenwriter, internationally recognized for 'The Friends'.