Akkad Bakkad
Akkad Bakkad
by Traditional Punjabi rhyme (illus. Shreya Sen)
Ages 0–3Indian author
Numbers walk, run, skip and laugh in this board book of a favourite Punjabi counting rhyme, adapted into English with bright, bold pictures.
- Author
- Traditional Punjabi rhyme (illus. Shreya Sen)
- Age
- Ages 0–3
- Type
- Rhyme, Counting, Board Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Readers rate it
- 4.25 / 5 on Goodreads
- In India
- Available
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