, literally "Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award", is a major and the oldest children's literary awards in Japan. The Sankei Children's Book Award annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished Japanese Children's literature, picture book for children", beginning with 1954 publications. The Awards is selected from among all the children's books published in Japan of the previous year. The Awards are announced on Children's Day on May 5 every year. The award ceremony are held at the end of May or early June, and "Kiko, Princess Akishino" attends the ceremony. Recipients Grand Prize - Newly established in 1961 Shōwa period The 8th (1961) - (World Children's Literature Complete Works Volume 1) - (Supervisor : Yoshishige Abe) published by Kodansha The 9th (1962) - * No corresponding work The 10th (1963) - (Children's Friend) - published by Fukuinkan Shoten The 11th (1964) - (Science illustration series - all 12 volumes) - published by Shogakukan The 12th (1965) - (Andersen's Fairytales Complete Works - All 8 Volumes) - (Author: Andersen) published by Kodansha The 13th (1966) - (Japanese insects for Boys and girls - All 5 volumes) - (Author : Mutsuo Kato-biologists) published by Maki Shoten The 14th (1967) - (Jun'ichi Yoda's Complete Works - All 5 volumes) - (Author : Jun'ichi Yoda) published by Dainippon Tosho The 15th (1968) - (Shozo Chiba's Fairytales Complete Works, Volume 1) - (Author : Shozo Chiba - literature writer) published by Iwasaki Shoten The 16th (1969) - * No corresponding work The 17th (1970) - (Kappa (folklore) and Dark sleeper - (author: Tsubota Joji) published by Kodansha The 18th (1971) - (Light of mind, The Passion for Archeology) - (Author : Eiichi Fujimori - Archaeologist : published by Chikuma Shobo The 19th (1972) - (Goro who keeps demons) - (Author : Yao Kitabatake) - published by Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha The 20th (1973) - (In the immediate side of the mountain Kachi-kachi Yama(Fire-Crackle Mountain)) - (author : Keisuke Tsutsui / picture : Yasuo Segawa ) published by froebel kan The 21st (1974) - (The fox came back) - (author : Eriko Kishida / illustrator : Chiyoko Nakatani ) published by Kodansha The 22nd (1975) - (Sea and boy) - (author : Kazuo Yamamoto / illustrator : Yoshiharu Suzuki ) published by Rironsha The 23rd (1976) - (Albums of Science -, all 50 volumes and 2 Separate volumes) - published by Akane Shobo The 24th (1977)