If There Was One Thing I Could Be
If There Was One Thing I Could Be
by Kalpana Subramanian
Ages 3–6Indian author
Vir imagines what it would be like to be a bird — feathers, a beak, and all — before discovering that being himself is the most fun of all.
- Author
- Kalpana Subramanian
- Age
- Ages 3–6
- Type
- Picture Book, Imagination
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Little Latitude
- In India
- Available
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