Atsuko Takahashi – Page 14 – Japanese Tadoku Books by Students

December 6, 2017

ジョンさんバスの中で

楽しくて、面白い本ですよ。文法はちょっと難しいですが、大変じゃないです。

ジョンさんはジーンズと髪を切るのが好きです。かっこいいと思います。でも、バスで、おばあさんはジョンさんはお金をあまり持っていらないと思います。So the old lady gives John some money to buy new jeans and fix his hair. This embarrasses John, and I found that really funny. There is another story about John being late for class because he overslept on the train. I found that both relatable and unrelatable at the same time. But it was very funny.

I recommend this book to other first years, though not when starting out the reading. The grammar forms are slightly difficult since we haven’t learnt them yet but they are still manageable.

December 5, 2017

ハチの話

ハチの話は悲しい本です。ハチは犬と先生の友だちです。毎日、一緒に駅に行きました。それから、毎晩一緒に、家に帰りました。ある日、先生はきませんでした。ハチは駅の前にずっと待ちました。

This book is really good. It’s pretty easy to understand, and tells a popular story. I also recommend, if possible, going to see the actual statue. Even though I’ve been to Shibuya Station a number of times, I’ve never seen the Hachi statue…. truly 悲しい。

December 5, 2017

ジョンさんバスの中で

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この本はとてもおもしろです。一半はジョンさんのDIYです。ジーンズを切って、バスにのりました。それから、おばあさんはジョンさんにお金をあげました。ちょっと大変。。。

This book was really funny for its length! The first story detailed John’s DIY “fashionable” jeans, and the second story was a day in the life. I think that in a way, John was a little relatable when he was late to class by sleeping through an entire loop of the Yamanote Line….

December 5, 2017

ハチの話

私はハチの話が大好きですよ！子どもの時、母はこのはなしをしました。そして、日本に行って、渋谷駅にハチの像を見に行きました。ハチは毎日渋谷駅に先生をまちました。でも,ある日、先生はかえませんでした。しにましたから。十粘液で先生を待ちました。そして、ハチもしにました。とても悲しの話ですね。

This book is not good for anyone who doesn’t like sad stories. It’s for a student who has taken or is taking and is at least halfway through first year Japanese. There is not too much unknown kanji and all of the verbs were known to me. I’ve also heard this story from my mom many times, so that may be another reason why this was an easy read for me. 10 out of 10 would recommend to a friend!

December 5, 2017

タクシー

このほんはおもしろいすが、ちょうどこわいですね。The story is about a girl who believed that she was still alive even though she already died in a car accident three days ago. Her soul took a taxi to go back to home. The whole story centers around the conversation between the taxi driver and the girl’s mom. The taxi driver learned from the girl’s mom that the girl who took the taxi was not a real human. The tone of the story is warm, but the story itself can be scary to younger-age readers.

I recommend the book to students who have learned Japanese for at least one year. As a 日本語のいねんせい who have only taken Japanese for one semester, I had difficulties with vocabularies while reading the book. でも、I recommend students who are good at Kanji to try on this book, because there are many kanji in this book. Also, the pictures in the book are very helpful for readers to grab the gist of the story.

December 5, 2017

風と太陽

This story gave me a warm feeling. It was the kind of story I like to read on my own so I could give it my full attention. It was fast-paced and lots of fun. The ending of the story made me laugh even though I should have expected it! The illustrations are so soft and cozy.

I would definitely recommend this story to everyone taking Japanese. Whether a beginner looking for a good start or someone who’s at a more advanced level looking to take a break, this story feels like it would never get old. It’s a book I’d like to revisit in the years to come.

December 5, 2017

西町交番の良さん「助けて！」

この本は優し胃ですが、本はちょっと。。。私は交番が大嫌いですから。こん本に交番の良さんを話しました。街にじてんしゃをのりました。猫を助けて、木に登りました。そして、交番はてつだうが入りました。面白かったですね。アメリカにたくさん交番の本があります。今、日本もたくさん交番の本があると思います。何で？

I wouldn’t recommend this to a friend because most of my friends are black but all in all, I understood everything in the book so I would say its an easy read for first-year Japanese students. It was also kind of funny that the cop got stuck in the tree, so, all in all, it wasn’t too bad of a read.

December 5, 2017

桜

この本は桜の花を話しました。あついの時、桜がいますが、さむいの時、桜がいません。人は桜の下でたくさんをしました。私わ桜がとてもきれいと思います。でも今はでも今は冬です。私はさむいの月が嫌いですよ。

I liked learning about the times when sakura flowers bloom, and what kind of things people do in Japan when they bloom. Although I understood most everything in the book my knowledge of months is limited so it was more challenging to get through those parts of the book. But all in all the book was short and a little boring so I wouldn’t recommend it to a friend but I wouldn’t completely not mention it either. Books like this are good for 1st years who are very good at kanji.

December 4, 2017

バス

鈴木正雄さんはバスの運転手です。ある日の夜に、死んだおばあさんを見ました。おばあさんは正雄さんに会って、うれしかったです。実は、正雄さんのバスがトラックにぶつかりました。でも、正雄さんは今元気になってよかったです。

In this book, a young driver saw his dead grandma. However, the truth is that his bus crashed into a trunk and he dreamed his grandma. I thought it was a horror story, but it is a warm story. I recommend it to Japanese first year students.

December 3, 2017

ジョンさんバスの中で

電車の乗るは大変ですね。ジョンさんは電車に乗りに学校にいきました。ジョンさんは昨日の夜友達とカラオケをしました。だkカラオケをしました。だからとても眠かったです。だから学校に１０時５分にいました。この本はちょっとこの本はちょっとつまらなくて、難しくて、高いです。

I liked this book and found it interesting but it seemed to have 2 stories that were sort of disconnected. One is about John’s failed attempt at DIY jeans he saw in a magazine and the other is about him sleeping on the train, missing his stop, and arriving late for school. Regardless, it was and interesting book, even though it was more challenging than i expected it would be for a level 1 Graded Reader. I would recommend it to a 1st year Japanese student who doesn’t mind a longer, less interesting read。