That classic we borrowed from the library, too! Nostalgic books that both adults and elementary school kids can enjoy together.

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked for 10 years as a kindergarten teacher and for 7 years as an after-school childcare instructor, then took a post as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I also engaged in activities that shared Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational play, working with many children. Afterwards, through freelance writing, planning, and editing work at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and conveying ideas. Leveraging the perspective cultivated in educational settings and my experience as an editor, I aim to deliver practical information—focusing on fields related to music and children—that values both input and output. Hobbies include instruments, singing, handcrafts, toys, drawing, traditional play, the outdoors, books, DIY, and crafts. Special skill: spinning-top tricks.

Have you ever thought, “I want to reread the books I was obsessed with as a child!”? The stories you borrowed from the school library and the picture books you flipped through until they were worn out—books you encountered in your early childhood and elementary school years—are filled with special memories.

In this article, we’ll pick out and introduce nostalgic children’s books and classics that you’ll want to revisit now that you’re an adult.

Even elementary schoolers might find them just a little nostalgic, too.

Open the pages, and you’re sure to remember the excitement you felt back then! Take your time and have a leisurely look.

That classic we borrowed from the library too! Nostalgic books that both adults and elementary school kids can enjoy together (11–20)

Sunny With a Chance of Pork (literal: Clear, occasionally pig)NEW!Shirō Yadama

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The protagonist, Noriyasu, wrote in his diary every day.

One day, after his mother happened to read it, he decided to start writing nonsense.

But the entries that were supposed to be nonsense began to come true! A world everyone has imagined at least once—just thinking of it actually happening is thrilling, isn’t it? Published in 1980, this work has become a long-selling title among children’s books and is so well-known that it was even adapted into an anime.

Please enjoy this beloved, fantastical story that continues to capture readers’ hearts.

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In conclusion

I looked back on the books I was absorbed in during my preschool and elementary school days. Those memories from back then must have come rushing back, wrapping you in a warm sense of nostalgia. Precisely because we’re adults now, we can savor these stories from new perspectives and with different emotions. On a leisurely day off, gently turn the pages that were once your treasures.