Is this thread for general “read real Japanese” suggestions, or it it just about the book? Gonna post this here, either way. =D
Mainichi Shimbun has a section of its website with articles written for elementary school students (which, to be frank, is us). I haven’t actually given it a detailed look, because at the time I didn’t know very much kanji, but I might look it over again now that I’ve learnt more…
Linky.