Tetsuo's Spring Vacation, Part 1 Atsuo Saito Iwanami Shoten: 9784001142310

**「子どもの心を育む物語を作り続ける斎藤惇夫」**
日本の子供文学界に大きな影響を与えた児童文学作家・編集者。代表作として『ガンバの冒険』シリーズや『哲夫の春休み』などが知られる。
立教大学卒業後、大手電機メーカーを経て、福音館書店編集部に勤務。その後は同社の編集担当取締役となる。1970年に処女作『グリックの冒険』で日本児童文学者協会新人賞を受賞し、その後も多くの賞を受賞する。
代表的な作品として、国際児童年特別アンデルセン賞優良作品に選ばれた『冒険者たち ガンバと15ひきの仲間』や、『ガンバとカワウソの冒険』などがある。この中では、主役となる「ガンバ」というキャラクターは、子供に親しみやすい性格が多くのファンを獲得している。
斎藤惇夫氏は、作家としては少しばかり寡作であるが、「子どもの心を育む物語を作り続ける」ことを第一に考えてきているようだ。この功績を称えるべく、日本の教育界では高く評価されている。
English Summary
**"Atsuo Saito continues to create stories that nurture children's hearts"**
A children's literature writer and editor who had a great influence on the world of children's literature in Japan. His representative works include the ``Gamba's Adventure'' series and ``Tetsuo's Spring Break.''
After graduating from Rikkyo University, he worked for a major electronics manufacturer and then worked in the editorial department of Fukuinkan Shoten. After that, he became the company's editorial director. In 1970, he won the Japan Children's Literature Association's Newcomer's Award for his first novel, The Adventures of Glick, and went on to receive many awards.
His representative works include ``The Adventurers: Gamba and the 15-Fifteen Friends,'' which was selected for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Excellence in the International Year of Children, and ``The Adventures of Gamba and the Otter.'' The main character in this series, ``Gamba,'' has gained many fans because of his child-friendly personality.
Mr. Atsuo Saito has a relatively limited output as a writer, but his top priority seems to be ``continuing to create stories that nurture the hearts of children.'' In recognition of this achievement, he is highly regarded in the Japanese educational world.
Wikipedia:斎藤惇夫