October 23, 2021

This is a picture book; it doesn't use any baby talk and it has full furigana, but it's too short to really be useful as a learning tool.

That said, I think it's still worth reading since it's one of the best picture books written in any language, period. It seems at first to be a playful book about a cat who lives and dies a million times, but the ending is a philosophical gut punch. The greatest reward in learning how to read a foreign language is to read outstanding books like this.

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squarefairy graded
on June 3, 2023
similar in difficulty toうらしま太郎 【日本語/英語】L18
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on April 10, 2023
similar in difficulty to【対訳】ピーターラビットシリーズ 1 ピーターラビットのおはなし -THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT-L15
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on January 26, 2022
easier thanチーズスイートホーム 1L13
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on January 7, 2022
easier than少年探偵団-対決! 怪人二十面相 10歳までに読みたい日本名作L24
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on January 2, 2022
similar in difficulty toうくろうL12
squarefairy graded
on November 11, 2021
easier thanマジック・ツリーハウス 16 幽霊城の秘宝L19
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on November 4, 2021
easier than猫暮らしのゲーマーさん 1L20
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on November 4, 2021
easier thanアルプスの少女ハイジ 10歳までに読みたい世界名作L21
squarefairy graded
on October 23, 2021
harder thanシュモーハウスL11
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on October 23, 2021
harder thanようこそ別府へL12
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on October 23, 2021
easier thanよつばと! 1L18
squarefairy graded
on October 23, 2021
harder thanLearn Japanese with Stories Volume 1 (Hikoichi): The Easy Way to Read, Listen, and Learn from Japanese Folklore, Tales, and StoriesL18
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on October 23, 2021
easier than100年後も読まれる名作 9 若草物語L21
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on October 23, 2021
easier than10分で読めるお話 1年生L16
squarefairy graded
on October 23, 2021
easier than動物と話せる少女リリアーネはじめてのものがたり しあわせの黒いねこL17
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on October 23, 2021
easier thanにゃんにゃん探偵団 1L19