よろしくお願いしマンモス!1 : Nihongo con Teppei book (Nihongo con Teppei books)

Great first book for learners

I listen to the Nihongo con Teppei podcast daily for listening podcast and have found it a great resource. I was thrilled to see that he wrote a book as well, and it was a great resource for to me move from graded readers to actual books. The writing has a very spoken quality to it which makes it easy to follow along with, more so than normal books. Additionally, it is interesting to learn about Teppei's life story and what inspired him to become a Japanese teacher. There is a transcript of a conversation between him and Noriko at the end that is a bit less interesting than the rest of the book, but good practice.