Japan Colors & Shapes 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 colors and shapes — from aka (red) and maru (circle) to rainbows, patterns and paint-mixing! Every word with romaji AND free listening audio! > > What color is it? What shape is it? Colors and shapes are the very first words children point at — the red apple, the round ball, the striped shirt. Most English–Japanese first-word books give colors and shapes a page or two of about 20 words. Japan Colors & Shapes Picture Book: My First 500 Japanese Words is a whole rainbow in one book: > > - 500 color and shape words (not 100, not 320) across 10 chapters — color names (including real Japanese traditional colors like shu-iro vermilion and ai-iro indigo), red and pink things, blue and green nature, yellows, oranges and browns, white, black, grey, gold and silver, rainbows and sky colors, shapes, shapes hiding in everyday things, patterns, and paint, mixing colors and color play > - Romaji for every single word, so any parent can read Japanese aloud with confidence > - A picture for every word — each illustration pairs a colors-and-shapes motif (palette, apple, waves, sun, night sky, rainbow, shape blocks, ball and rice ball, pattern banners, crayon and paint) 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 play color detective together: find something red, something round, something striped! > - Real color mixing: red + yellow makes orange, blue + yellow makes green — in Japanese, ready for art time > - The colors of Japan: the "blue" traffic light (ao shingō), green apples called ao ringo, seigaiha wave patterns and asanoha designs, gold medals and silver snow worlds > - Made in Japan: written and produced in Japan by a Japanese author and a Japanese publisher — authentic words, not generic ones > > Perfect for bilingual families, little artists, and any child who loves rainbows, treasure hunts and painting — now in Japanese too. > > Collect all 17 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 · Vol. 17 Colors & Shapes