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| Title | Rating | Site Level | Furigana | Page Count | Genre | Price Range | |
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 | 魔女の宅急便 |  | Level 4 | Above elementary | 265 | Fantasy | $5-10 |
| 金の月のマヤ１ ： 黒のエルマニオ | | Level 4 | Above elementary | 179 | Fantasy | $10-15 | |
| マジック･ツリーホウス１： 恐竜の谷の大冒険 | | Level 3 | All | 157 | Fantasy | $5-10 |
| マジック･ツリーホウス2： 女王フュテピのなぞ | | Level 3 | All | 154 | Fantasy | $5-10 |
| マジック･ツリーホウス3： アマゾン大脱出 | | Level 3 | All | 157 | Fantasy | $5-10 |
| マジック･ツリーホウス4: マンモスとなぞの原始人 |  | Level 3 | All | 156 | Fantasy | $5-10 |
| マジックツリーホウス5: SOS!海底探検 | | Level 3 | All | 157 | Fantasy | $5-10 |
| ライオンと魔女 (Chronicles of Narnia 1) | Above elementary | ||||||
| レベル別日本語多読ライブラリーレベル３ vol. １ | | Level 2 | All | 149 | Graded Reader | $20-30 |
| レベル別日本語多読ライブラリーレベル３ vol. ２ | | Level 2 | All | 150 | Graded Reader | $20-30 |
| レベル別日本語多読ライブラリーレベル３ vol. ３ | | Level 2 | All | 151 | Graded Reader | $20-30 |
| レベル別日本語多読ライブラリー レベル４ vol. １ | | Level 3 | All | 190 | Graded Reader | $20-30 |
| レベル別日本語多読ライブラリー レベル４ vol. ２ |  | Level 3 | All | 191 | Graded Reader | $20-30 |
| ホビットの冒険 上 | Above elementary | ||||||
| ホビットの冒険 下 | Above elementary | ||||||
| 床下の小人たち | Above elementary | ||||||
| プー横丁にたった家 | Above elementary | ||||||
| 11ぴきのねこ | | Level 2 | All | 40 | Picture Book | $10-15 |
| よつばと！ 1 through 12 | | Level 3 | All | Manga Series | $5-10 | |
| １１ぴきのねことぶた | | Level 2 | All | Picture Book | $10-15 | ||
| １１ぴきのねことへんなねこ | | Level 2 | All | 40 | Picture Book | $10-15 | |
| １１ぴきのねこふくろのなか | | Level 2 | All | 43 | Picture Book | $10-15 | |
| 岳(ガク) 1 through 18 | | Level 4 | Few | Manga Series | $5-10 | |
| めっきらもっきらどおんどん | | Level 2 | All | 32 | Picture Book | $5-10 | |
| ひつじかいとうさぎ | | Level 3 | All | 31 | Picture Book | $10-15 | |
| びいこちゃん | | Level 2 | All | 28 | Picture Book | $15-20 | |
| とんことり | | Level 2 | All | 32 | Picture Book | $5-10 | |
| どろぼうがっこう | | Level 3 | All | 32 | Picture Book | $10-15 | |
| キャベツくん | | Level 2 | All | Picture Book | $10-15 | ||
| おたまじゃくしの１０１ちゃん | | Level 4 | All | 32 | Picture Book | $10-15 | |
| 365本の花 | | Level 4 | Few | 50 | Fantasy | Free | |
| よくいやる |  | Level ? | None | 18 | Unknown | Free | |
| エスカレータの向こう側 | | Level 4 | Few | 19 | Short Story | Free | |
| ３びきのかわいいオオカミ | | Level 1 | All | 32 | Picture Book | $15-20 | |
| Level 3 | All | 160 | Manga Series | $5-10 | ||
| リューシカ リューシカ (Yoshitoshi Abe) | | Level 3 | None | 130 | Manga Series | $5-10 | |
| 二十億光年の孤独 | | Level 1 | None | 171 | Other | $5-10 | |
| 羊男のクリスマス | | Level 3 | Some | 110 | Novel | $5-10 | |
| 終わりのセラフ 1ー 一瀬グレン 16歳の破滅 | | Level 4 | Some | 292 | Novel | $5-10 | |
| キッチン | | Level 4 | None | 197 | Novel | $5-10 | |
| 夢十夜 | | Level 5 | Some | 50+ | Bunko | Under $5 | |
| A Japanese Reader | | Level 1 | Most | 250 | Educational | $10-15 | |
| エルマーとりゅう | | Level 3 | All | 122 | Fantasy | $5-10 |
Site Level:
- Level 1: Easy for even beginners
- Level 2: Easy for upper beginners to lower intermediate readers of Japanese
- Level 3: Easy for intermediate readers of Japanese
- Level 4: Easy for upper intermediate to advanced readers of Japanese
- Level 5: Easy only for advanced readers of Japanese
JLPT Level:
- Book would be easy for an individual who had passed this level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
New to reading Japanese?
If you are new to reading Japanese, I highly recommend these Japanese graded readers for getting start. They are written in a way that is easy for learners to understand, and most beginners will find them much more useful than even real Japanese books for children would be. Please note that these are affiliate links to Amazon, so if you have AdBlocker activated, the images may not appear.
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