About This Page
This page collects read-aloud video/audio clips for children. Many of them are performed by voice performers who participated to #せいゆうろうどくかい, advocated by a voice performer 悠木碧 (ゆうきあおい). Participating voice performers voluntarily recite children's literature works available in the Online Public Domain Book Collection, 青空文庫 (あおぞらぶんこ). Link to the original text in 青空文庫 is also provided so that the users can read the text while listening.
To listen materials for young adults, go to "For Listening Practice: Young Adults."
Works by 新美南吉 (にいみなんきち)
Works by 宮沢賢治 (みやざわけんじ)
- 「セロ弾きのゴーシュ(3-1)」recited by 沢城みゆき (audio, 13:10))This is the first of three parts.
- 「銀河鉄道の夜」recited by 青風マヲ (audio, 1:08:30)This is the first of two parts.
「やさいのようせい N.Y SALAD」
This series, originally created by Yoshitaka Amano (character designer of Final Fantasy), tells the stories of the vegetable fairies living in the kitchen somewhere in New York. The video clip below is the first episode of the series. To see the whole playlist in Japanese, click here. The clips are also available in English. Too see the whole playlist of the English version, click here.
Other Literature
- 小川未明「赤い蝋燭 (ろうそく) と人魚」recited by よしはたゆうこ (audio, 14:30)The first of two parts.
- 有島武郎「燕と王子」 recited by 花森ゆみり (audio)The first of five parts
Works by Foreign Authors
Temporarily Available Audio Book Collection: Amazon Audio Book Audible
Responding to COVID-19 outbreak, Amazon.com provides some of its audio book collection "Audible" for free.