京子さんは森に行きます

このほんの写真はとても綺麗です。たくさん猫でしょ。

本で猫は話しましたので、とても可愛いです。

漢字と文法は簡単です、いい本です。

I recommend this book to first year Japanese students.

The pictures are adorable, and I love that it’s written in a cat’s point of view.

The text isn’t too difficult but there’s plenty to read.

笠地蔵

とても暖かい話で、私は感動した。おばあさんとおじいさんはとても優しくて親切な人たちだし。いい人だので、いいことがあるんだね。

I encountered a lot of grammar points and vocabularies that I just learnt when I read this story. Also the pictures are really cute and the art style is dreamy. This story could heal. I highly recommend this book.

バス

Mr. Suzuki got into a car accident with a truck while driving the bus and but when he was about to die his grandma, who was already dead for 10 years, directed him back to consciousness.

おばあちゃんとてもやさしですね。鈴木さんは 一番好きなおばあちゃんを見るのが好きです。よかったですね。

It is definitely a worthwhile touching little story that my summary couldn’t really catch the feeling of.

ノック

This book is really interesting that the girl in the story meets herself! I love this story. I also love the elaborated drawings of the book.

I really recommend this book to JPN 110 and 111 students to read this. There exists some new kanjis but I believe students can understand them according to the context. This book also helps to get familiar with some kanjis.

ジョンさん日本へ

このストーリーはとても面白いです。この本の方が私読んだ本より、ちょっと長くて、ちょっと難しいいです。新しい単語がたくさんありますから。でも、絵は綺麗です。

I recommend this book! I would say the level of this book is 1.5, because it is more difficult than other 1 level books that I’ve read. The storyline is nice, with unexpected unfolding. It’s impressive for a book with a few pages to tell such a good story!

ジョンさんの夏休み

ジョンさんの夏休み

この本はとても面白くて、日本のお祭りについて話します。いろいろな七夕のイベントや文化を紹介します。すごく楽しいと思います。この本を読んで、私も夏休みに、日本に行ったり、七夕祭りのイベントをしたり、かき氷を食べたりしたいです。それから、ジョンさんは明るくて、面白いキャラクターだから、ジョンさんのストーリーを読むのが大好きです。

私はこの本を勧めます。今学期の新しい文法と単語をたくさん使ったから、たくさん練習します。この本を読んで、日本の文化をたくさん習います。ぜひ読んでください。

木村家の毎日お正月

この本はとてもかわいくて、たのしいです。図でストーリーがありますから。This book was about what the Kimura family did for New Year and their customs. I really liked how despite the book being a book that explains Japanese culture through a series of events, the pictures themselves had individual little stories in them. If you are looking for a book that teaches Japanese culture but in a fun way, this book is definitely a recommendation.

お菊さん

この本はちょっとこわいです。おきくさんと言う女の人が死んでゆうれいになる話です。でもすごくおもしろかっ田です。日本語1年生にはちょっとむずかしいかもしれません。There quite a few expressions/verbs that we haven’t learned in 日本語1。But if you love ghost stories, this is a really good one. The pictures also explain the story pretty well, until at least halfway.

ジョンさんバスの中で

この本は面白くて、難しくないと思います。ジョさんは毎日バスに乗ります。たくさん人に会います。おばあさんはとても面白いです。私のおばあさんもいろいろなところを切るのが大嫌いだと言いました。

This book talks about two stories of John. The first one is very funny and real. The elder people generally don’t like clothes with holes. The second one is also funny. John was late for school because he went to karaoke and drink alcohol last night, which is what hangover really looks like. The book is not difficult for JPN110 students. Though there are some new words, you can understand them in context. I strongly recommend it because the content is really good.

ジョンさん日本へ

この本はおもしろくて、むずかしくないと思います。ぶんぽとたんごとかんじはぜんぶかんたんです。絵もきれいです。

This book is about ジョンさん going to Japan and his date with ゆきささん. I think the story itself isn’t that interesting, but the grammar, kanji, and vocabulary usage are really useful for Japanese 110 students, for it’s basically only using what we have learnt in class. So I highly recommend this book to Japanese 110 students. It’s easy to read and a good review for final exams.