Japanese Tadoku Books by Students
Smith College Tadoku Project
Books created by Japanese learners like you :)!
“京子さんは森 に行きます” はとてもおもしろくてたのしいです。私はこの本がすきです。そしてこの本のねこはとてもかわいいです。かんじはやさしですがあたらしいかんじがあります。
I really liked this story because the vocab was mostly easy but there were some new words as well. I could recognize some grammar structures from class which was nice. The cat pictures were adorable and the story was fun to read. I would recommend this story to anyone in Japanese 110.
この本はとてもおもしろくてたのしくて難しくないです。寂しいさんの寂しい１日は私の毎日です。宿題がたくさんありますから、パーテイーにぜんぜん行きません。絵画は全部よくて、かわいいです。最後、私はれんないとやすみがほしいです。
I strongly recommend this book because the content is really interesting and realistic. This book has some words that I haven’t learnt but I can understand them in context. Reading this book is a good way to easily memorize new words. Also, it’s not difficult to Japanese first year students like me!
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ゆきさんはとてもかわいいですね。ストリはおもしろいです。ゆきさんとラワラは大好きです。えはとてもきれいです。The story is about a dog Yuki and its friend, a car Rawara. The book contains lots of cute drawings and cute words mimicking the sound of dog and cat.
I recommend this book because the words are really simple, most of which we have learned in JPN 110 through lesson 1 to 7. Also, we can refresh Katagana by reading this book, because there are lots of animal sounds written in Katagana.
絵図はとても綺麗です。単語はちょっと難し、でも大抵解ります。
Dumbfounded by how professional and well-done the art and layout is, I felt like I was reading a published children’s book. Some vocabulary words are unfamiliar but it can be understood within the art. Recommended for JPN 110 students, I feel like this is a great work for beginners to read as I am encouraged that a good story can be written even with limited vocabulary and grammar.
とても可愛い本です。絵図は綺麗で面白いです。
The art is what drew me to this book, the style is very unique and represents the storyline extremely well. I find the story bittersweet and very nostalgic. The passages are very expressive and are easy to read as most phrases and terms are from the textbook. I would recommend it to JPN 110 students, an interesting and effortless read.
とてもきれいでおもしろい本ですよ。ぶたは小さくて、かわいいです。緑の豚が すきです！
This story was really interesting and so well-drawn! It reminded me of The Ugly Duckling, but even cuter! I would definitely recommend this story.
I think this story is meant for 110 students like us because it is rather easy, even if it is more difficult than some other Yomu Yomu Beginners’ books because some sentences are quite long! But if you like little piggies and pretty drawings, read this story!
この本はとてもしろいです。みつはさんとちよさんの一日はたのしいですね。いっしょにしゅくだいをして、ばんごはんを食べました。とてもしんせつなともだちですね。After reading the book, you will know how to discribe a conversation through a phone call, because the whole story is a call between Mitsuha and Chyosan. It is a unique and interesting book.
I highly recommend this book because JPN110 students have just learnt the sentences in this book, such as 今、何をしていますか and 別に何もしていません。This book can help you recall some grammar and sentences in Lesson 7 and also preview lesson8 such as と言います。
この本はおもしろくて、たのしです。It is about a place called 田代島(Tashirojima). 田代島でたくさんねこがいます。The cats and humans on the island get along very well and the cats are very happy there. たぶん、田代島にいぬをつれてきてはいきませんから！
I would recommend this book to my fellow first-year Japanese students because it is a quick (about 5 minutes) and enjoyable read, especially if you like cats! It also has very lovely and inventive illustrations. However, I would recommend that it is not the very first Tadoku book you read as it is ちょっとむずかしいです。たくさんかんじがありますから。
