バナナをもって Banana wo Motte

バナナをもって (Banana o Motte) is one of my favourites from our collection of Japanese language first books. With a fantastic rhythm and repetition, this is about a little boy with a bunch of bananas, going from house to house looking to give the bananas to monkeys so they can play. Is this the place? Is…… Continue reading バナナをもって Banana wo Motte

いちにのさんぽ Ichi Ni no Sanpo

I found our copy of いちにのさんぽ (Ichi Ni no Sanpo) at a second hand bookshop in Japan, and I got a lot of value for my 200 yen. The story is simple, but progresses as the child in the story (boy? girl? don’t know and it doesn’t matter) goes for a walk, meeting a line-up…… Continue reading いちにのさんぽ Ichi Ni no Sanpo