Japan Clothes & Dressing 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 clothes and dressing — from shatsu (shirt) and kutsu (shoes) to kimono, yukata and tying your own obi! Every word with romaji AND free listening audio! > > What are you wearing today? Getting dressed is the very first adventure of every morning — choosing a shirt, matching socks, tying laces, buttoning up all by yourself. Most English–Japanese first-word books give clothes a page or two of about 20 words. Japan Clothes & Dressing Picture Book: My First 500 Japanese Words is a whole closet in one book: > > - 500 clothes and dressing words (not 100, not 320) across 10 chapters — everyday clothes, tops and shirts, bottoms, skirts and dresses, underwear, pajamas and socks, shoes, hats, bags and accessories, coats for cold and rainy days, kimono and Japanese clothes, dressing up for special days, and getting dressed, washing and caring for clothes > - Romaji for every single word, so any parent can read Japanese aloud with confidence > - A picture for every word — each illustration pairs a clothes-and-dressing motif (shirt and pants, hanger, dress, pajamas, sneaker, cap and bag, umbrella and coat, kimono, crown, laundry) 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 dressing-up detective together: choose an outfit, match your socks, tie your laces! > - Real dressing skills: buttons, zippers, bows, folding, hanging, washing, drying and ironing — the words of "I did it myself!" in Japanese > - The clothes of Japan: kimono with its obi, sleeves and hem, yukata and jinbei for summer festivals, tabi, geta and zori, happi coats, hakama and furisode — words no ordinary clothes book has > - 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 fashion fans, and any child who wants to get dressed all by themselves — now in Japanese too. > > Collect all 18 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 · Vol. 18 Clothes & Dressing