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(3.25/5)Easy read, with a few caveats
こぐまのクーク物語 春と夏 is a bear cub's juvenile adventures through his childhood, one spring and summer.
The main character, クーク, does what we imagine children do in their day-to-day lives. He explores and learns about the world around him: he plays with his friends, and learns about how to handle such relationships, he wonders together with them about the mechanisms of his experiences, he helps his parents with duties, and he enjoys the food that they prepare.
こぐまのクーク物語 春と夏 is unsurprisingly an easy r
Ok read!
This was my first read back when I had just finished Genki II and an anki sentence deck.
Just as the other review mentioned, since it is directed at kids, it is full of non-kanji words and onomatopoeia. It makes it hard to understand at times, especially if your vocabulary is low. I didn't have much experience reading before reading this, besides simple textbook-like sentences, so it was definitely a challenge at first.
Nonetheless, I will say this is still an ok book to start with. The predi
Easy and surprisingly not as boring as I'd expect, could just be because I can read the whole thing in a few sessions!
Only could rate this against the Minna no Nihongo ミラーさん小説１. Comparing the two, this is only slightly above the first volume of that series. They both use hiragana for words I usually see in kanji and full furigana. The thing that nudges this above the first Millar San book is the grammar. Millar San only uses unto N4 grammar (since it's textbook based, it's very strict about th
Sweet and heartwarming stories
This is one of the easier chapter books to get into when learning Japanese, but it can still be a challenge as there are a lot of words that aren't written in kanji. It has the occasional word that can't be found in the dictionary and may take some Googling or turning to native resources (hellotalk/hinative). You will also encounter a lot of names for wildlife (bird names, tree names, etc).
But it's nice for a beginner as each chapter is kind of like it's own little episode featuring Ku-ku and