Michio Mado
Japanese children's poet (1909-2014)
Michio Mado (まど・みちお, Mado Michio, 16 November 1909 − 28 February 2014) was a Japanese poet. He won the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1994 for his "lasting contribution to children's literature".
Mado was born as Michio Ishida in Tokuyama, Yamaguchi prefecture. He died on February 28, 2014, aged 104.[1]
References
change- ↑ "詩人まど・みちおさん死去１０４歳、ぞうさん」など" (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
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