From the list of things read by the Absolute Beginner Book Club the following aren’t manga. (As far as I know, at least, I haven’t participated in all of them).
The kitty detectives and dog detectives:
This is an overarching thread (a club, if you will!) for the わんにゃん探偵団 series of children’s books. Many thanks to @_Marcus for introducing us all to these excellent books!
I’ve love to cover the entire series in time. This is a wiki, so if I disappear or don’t have the time / inclination to run all the sequels they can be added here by anyone else who does run them.
わんわん探偵団
Book 2 / おかわり
Book 3 / おりこう
[Doggy Detectives]
にゃんにゃん探偵団
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“Why? How? Wonders of the World”
Welcome to the なぜ?どうして?せかいはふしぎ 2年生 Reading Group!
If your Japanese is beginner level, you want to read a real book, and you like learning about the world, this is the place for you!
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This thread is for なぜ?どうして?せかいはふしぎ 2年生.
Part of the Absolute Beginner Book Club , we studied a page a day of this book, in this thread, from November 1st, 2018, to March 12th, 2019. This book is designed for second year school kids, and is available on Amazon.jp here , CD Japan here , and eBookJapan here .
Th…
“Why? How? Science Stories”
Welcome to the なぜ?どうして?科学のお話 2年生 Reading Group! We read this book one page per day, from Feb 1st to July 24th 2020. We shared our translations and asked and answered questions about the book on the threads linked below.
We read this as part of the Absolute Beginner Book Club. Click here to visit the Absolute Beginner Home Thread and see what other books we have read, and what we are reading now!
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(I finally got around to creating the official thread, yay!)
This is another book from th…
There is also “Stories that can be read in 10 minutes (Grade 2)”, but it seems the club disbanded before the book was finished.
EDIT: Also often recommended for beginners:
Grade readers - These are books specifically for japanese learners. They are not native material, but they help ease the transition.
I want this to be a “Free for all” and open to all types of Graded Reader books.
We are many who have them, but not necessarily the same ones. And this is where this differs from the Book Clubs; I want everyone to be able to ask about any and all Graded readers. They are a great resource that comes in a good variety of difficulties!
Most of the stories are very short. If you ask about the beginning or middle, no spoiler tag is needed. If you ask about a plot point near the end you should proba…
Picture books
Hello fellow crabigators!
The challenge has begun! It’s never too late to start, so read on for more information!
Do you know about the EhonNavi website and their HUGE, BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL library of Japanese children’s books that one can read IN FULL, FOR FREE?! Apologies for the caps, but I am hella excited about this resource. The only catch being that you can only read each book once. The website organizes the books by age group (0 - 12 and adult) based on, from what I can tell, self-repo…
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