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> not wanting to read books that parents would buy for 4-year-old kids Similarly, children's books can be great for learning a foreign language, except that th
by brownbat 7y ago
> not wanting to read books that parents would buy for 4-year-old kids
Similarly, children's books can be great for learning a foreign language, except that they're children's books. It's hard to find simple language books to practice with.
- james_s_tayler 7y agoChildren's books are usually horrible for learning foreign language. They're full of all sorts of cutesy bullshit that's really strange. Some children's books aren't but if you read a lot of them you find they actually often contain quite bizarre language and scenarios.
- abecedarius 7y agoThey're fine if you can sample a large number at the library to find ones that currently work for you. It'd be an inefficient strategy ordering from, say, Amazon, before around the Harry Potter level.
- bitwize 7y agoMaybe this is why The Little Prince is the most translated book outside the Bible. It's a children's book, and it uses relatively simple language, but it has a story and theme that even adults find profound.
- magic_beans 7y agoNot really. They're boring for adults and the language can be highly idiomatic. You're better off watching films with subtitles in your target language.
- bluGill 7y agoDepends on the book. My kids (4 and 6) enjoy a lot of books that are full of puns that I catch as an adult that my kids don't get at all. They get a very different story than me or my wife, but the result is we can all enjoy it - if for different reasons.