Yōko Sano
Japanese writer and illustrator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yōko Sano (Japanese: 佐野洋子, 28 June 1938 - 5 November 2010) was a Japanese writer and illustrator of children's books.
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Yōko Sano | |
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佐野洋子 | |
Born | (1938-06-28)June 28, 1938 Beijing, China |
Died | November 5, 2010(2010-11-05) (aged 72) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation(s) | Writer and illustrator |
Notable work | The Cat that Lived a Million Times |
Honours | Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon |
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She is most well known for her 1977 book The Cat that Lived a Million Times.[1] For her literary contributions, Sano was awarded the Medal of Honor with the Purple Ribbon in 2003 by the Emperor of Japan.[2] She has also written essays, children's literature, screenplays, novels, and translated foreign picture books.