Books

Books List

The following are my personal recommendations of books that I’ve read or used myself (both Japanese and English). While there are lots of things out there, these are the ones that I personally have experience with. Hope you enjoy the list, as some lead to blog posts about it, or to sites like Amazon, selling it. Personally I like the have things in my hands, flipping through those pages and all that good stuff. So I wont be linking media links here, as this list is strictly bound and printed types.

I: Study Aids:

A) Phrasebooks:

1. The Ultimate Japanese Phrasebook: 1800 Sentences for Everyday Use

B) Textbooks/Grammar books:

1. Japanese for Busy People
2. Japanese the Manga Way
3. All About Particles

C) Kanji and Kana Aids:

1. A Guide to Writing Kanji and Kana
2. Remembering the Kanji

D) Dictionaries (all types):

1. The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary

E) General Learning Books:

1. 13 Secrets for Speaking Fluent Japanese
2. The Quick and Dirty Guide to Learning Languages Fast

II: 漫画（まんが） / Manga:

1. ナルト
2. ナルト疾風伝
3. スキップ*ビート
4. more to be posted

III: Children’s Books:

1. どろんここぶた
2. きつねのでんわボックス

IV: 小説（しょうせつ） / Novels (both fiction and non)

1. the one singular novel I’ve owned I cannot find online, so maybe I”ll post a pic of it lol!
   

V: Hobbies, Learning, Education

1. そだててみよう：　（６）　ヒマフリ Not the exact book, since i can’t find it on Amazon, its very similar though
2. 葉っぱのフレディーいのちの旅