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What to Read Wednesday: Japan Books for Kids

May 24, 2017 by Anne Campbell 8 Comments

The Best Kids’ Books About Japan

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This week, we are diving into books about Japan. When I was in middle school in California, the author of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes visited my English class. She was so interesting to listen to, and I fell in love with the book after having met her. It isn’t an easy topic, but the way the book is written handles it gently, so it is just right for middle readers. The Easy Origami book is a nice companion to this book so kids can learn to make paper cranes like Sadako.

The books about Manjiro mesmerized my kids when we read them aloud. Born in the Year of Courage is one of our all-time favorites. And, The Master Puppeteer is kind of dense to read, but it is really good as a read-aloud. It’s a wonderful story, and Katherine Paterson is another favorite author of ours.

Introduce kids of all ages to Japan through these wonderful picture books:

Happy reading!




For older kids or to read aloud:




Our favorite Japan books for kids

  • How My Parents Learned to Eat
  • Grandfather’s Journey
  • Erika-San
  • Wabi Sabi
  • Yoko’s Paper Cranes
  • Yoko
  • Crow Boy
  • My Awesome Japan Adventure: A Diary about the Best 4 Months Ever!
  • Three Samurai Cats: A Story from Japan
  • Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons
  • Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes 
  • Farewell to Manzanar
  • Dragon of the Red Dawn (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission)
  • Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures 3: The Japanese Ninja Surprise
  • The Big Wave
  • Heart of a Samurai
  • Born in the Year of Courage
  • The Master Puppeteer
  • Easy Origami (Dover Origami Papercraft)over 30 simple projects

The most popular post from last week was:

  • How Are You Feeling? Books About Emotions from Castle View Academy

And now for the link up!

Our hosts will still share a themed selection of our favorite books each week.

If you’d like to join us as a co-host for What to Read Wednesday, please contact Anne.

Anne at Learning Table Natural Parent Guide

Crystal at Castle View Academy 

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Comments

  1. Michele Morin says

    May 24, 2017 at 12:24 PM

    Grandfather’s Journey was a favorite here when my boys were littles. Just seeing the cover makes me smile.

    Reply
    • Anne Campbell says

      May 24, 2017 at 10:31 PM

      I am so sentimental about our favorite books! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Mother of 3 says

    May 25, 2017 at 2:05 PM

    My middle son studied Japan for a good year and I’m not sure we read all that many of these on the list. Pinned.

    Reply
    • Anne Campbell says

      May 25, 2017 at 3:38 PM

      Oh, I’m glad I could give you some new ideas! Thanks for pinning!

      Reply
  3. Lisa/Syncopated Mama says

    May 25, 2017 at 9:30 PM

    I hope you have a fabulous week — can you believe next week is June, already?

    Reply
    • Anne Campbell says

      May 25, 2017 at 9:48 PM

      You, too, Lisa! No, I can’t believe the month is almost over–time just flies by!

      Reply
  4. Linda S says

    May 26, 2017 at 9:25 PM

    I know a young family finishing up a mission commitment in Japan. They’ve shared so many wonderful things about the people there – looking forward to checking out some of these books.

    Reply
    • Anne Campbell says

      May 26, 2017 at 10:58 PM

      How wonderful–what an interesting place to be stationed! Thanks for checking out my list. 🙂

      Reply

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