Junior Kumbhakarna
Junior Kumbhakarna
Ages 4–8Indian author
Every night Kukku asks his father for the story of Kumbhakarna, the giant who sleeps for six months at a stretch, and every night he dozes off at the same moment the giant does. In his dream, everyone tries everything to wake the giant up. A wildly funny retelling of an episode from the Ramayana, illustrated by Shreya Sen.
- Author
- Arundhati Venkatesh
- Age
- Ages 4–8
- Type
- Mythology, Funny, Picture Book
- Language
- English, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Bengali + 3 more
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Readers rate it
- 4.58 / 5 on Goodreads
- In India
- Available
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