Looking for simple books that I can find the German translation of. I have Harry Potter, but between all the made up words and, well, I'd rather read something else.

I also have The Little Prince, but its honestly still a bit above my reading level, but don't worry about that. I'll come back to this thread for a while, I'm sure, as my reading level gets up to young adult, again.

Let's revisit our favorite childhood books, together!

  • Sasuke [comrade/them]
    ·
    2 years ago

    i love astrid lindgren and tove jansson (the author of the moomin series)

    not sure how reading them in german would be, but lindgren has written some of my favorite children's stories. the brothers lionheart (die brüder löwenherz?) still has me sobbing as an adult. and ronia the robber's daughter (ronja, räubertochter) is also really good.

    maybe the moomin series could be fun to read in german?

    you could also read german fairy tales (like the brothers grimm)

    • HogWild [none/use name]
      ·
      2 years ago

      I second Astrid Lindgren.

      If you want books written by germans, "Krabat" by Otfried Preußler is pretty cool (and rather dark). Erich Kästner is great, so is Walter Moers. There's also "Momo" and "The Neverending Story" by Michael Ende.

      TKKG is a bit more mundane and trivial, but probably perfect for what you're looking for.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TKKG

      The language is relatively simple, but the cases are pretty engaging and entertaining, considering the target audience.