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>>8708523
How about something to listen to in german? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpniYfOOwmk

other than that, pic related. a youth book to be sure, but I enjoyed it when I was little. And as a "kids" book it should be good for beginners for obvious reasons.

>>8708631
nah, i generally have a hard time listening to a foreign language until i learn to read it at very decent level. was the same with english.

i'll take your book suggestion though, thanks!

>>8708646
Michael Ending is a pretty famous german author for fantasy and books for children. You might also check out The Neverending Story which might be his best known work.

In der Strafkolonie by Kafka would be pretty great for reading the best German short story and making yourself familiar with the intricacies of the language.

>>8708688
wow, that's a great recommendation

I will always recommend Max Frisch' Homo Faber for learning German. It is not only written in a very strict, mechanical way (and thus easy to understand), but it also interweaves that into its story and themes. It's a great book below 200 pages.

Alternatively: basically every literary work of importance in history has been translated to German. Take your favourite book, get a german translation and read side by side if you really just want to learn the language at first.

>>8708715
That second part would be useful if the book was transliterated, which they never are

>>8708718
"Side by side" may have been the wrong phrasing there.

My point is supposed to be: if you already know the plot and themes and characters etc of the book, you will have an easier time getting the gist of a sentence. And if you don't get a part you can always just reread it in your original version.

Can you read children's poetry/stories yet? If not, you aren't ready for books. You can move from those to books much faster than a child because you already can read, but you still need to familiarize yourself with reading it in larger and larger quantities.