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Children's Books

Children's books are are very useful for beginners to practice Japanese writing with.
Ookina Ookina Oimo (The Great Big Potato)
There are various children books that have an "imohori (sweet potato picking)" theme.
Kawaisouna zou
There are quite a few Japanese children books that talk about the war.
Children's books
"Daruma-chan to tengu-chan" by Satoshi Kako is one of my all time favorites.
EhonNavi
A great site to search for children’s books, though it is in Japanese.
Yamaneko Honyaku Club: Japanese Children's Books
"Japanese Children's Books" may be of interest to those who are interested in translating Japanese children's books into English or other languages.

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