Japan Home & Rooms Picture Book

About this book

> Written and produced in Japan by Japanese author Aki Wakamatsu (Takikawa TOKOTOKO Kids LLC) — an authentic Japanese picture book, created in Japan, not a mass-produced import. 500 Japanese words of the home — from the genkan entrance to the soaking tub, the kotatsu to the futon! Every word with romaji AND free listening audio! > > A child's whole world begins at home: tadaima! (I'm home!), shoes lined up at the entrance, dinner around the table, a warm bath, and oyasumi (good night). Most English–Japanese first-word books give the home a page or two of 20 or 40 words. Japan Home & Rooms Picture Book: My First 500 Japanese Words is the whole house in one book: > > - 500 home and room words (not 100, not 320) across 10 chapters — the entrance and doors, the living room, the kitchen, meals around the table, bath time, the washroom and toilet, the bedroom and sleep, the kids' room and study corner, the garden and balcony, and cleaning, laundry and tidying > - Romaji for every single word, so any parent can read Japanese aloud with confidence > - A picture for every word — each illustration pairs a home motif (house, sofa, cooking pot, plate, bathtub, washroom sink, bed, study desk, garden tree, washing machine) with the word's first kana, so children learn Japanese letters while they learn words > - Free audio QR code: scan it to open the listening page and hear all 500 words in English and Japanese — then walk through your own house and find them together! > - The real Japanese home: taking shoes off at the genkan, sitting at the kotatsu, washing before soaking in the tub, sleeping in a futon on tatami — the words and habits Japanese children grow up with > - Made in Japan: written and produced in Japan by a Japanese author and a Japanese publisher — an authentic home, not a generic one > > Perfect for bilingual families, little house explorers, and any child who loves opening doors, helping in the kitchen and splashing in the bath — now in Japanese too. > > Collect all 16 volumes: Vol. 1 Animals · Vol. 2 Festivals · Vol. 3 Seasons · Vol. 4 Vehicles · Vol. 5 Food · Vol. 6 Town · Vol. 7 Daily Life · Vol. 8 Nature · Vol. 9 School · Vol. 10 Play & Friends · Vol. 11 Music · Vol. 12 Animals of Japan · Vol. 13 Jobs · Vol. 14 Weather & Seasons · Vol. 15 Body & Health · Vol. 16 Home & Rooms