What Shall I Make?
What Shall I Make?
Ages 3–6Indian author
Neeraj turns a ball of dough into a snake, a mouse, a cat and a lion, before Amma helps him turn it into a roti. A playful story of imagination in the kitchen.
- Author
- Nandini Nayar
- Age
- Ages 3–6
- Type
- Imagination, Food, Picture Book
- Language
- English, Hindi, Tamil + more
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Readers rate it
- 3.92 / 5 on Goodreads
- In India
- Available
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