Kalo and the Koel
Kalo and the Koel
by Meera Mukherjee
Ages 6–10Indian author
Whimsical, spiritually tinged short stories from a celebrated Bengali sculptor-storyteller, blending the everyday with the symbolic.
- Author
- Meera Mukherjee
- Age
- Ages 6–10
- Type
- Folk Tale, Short Stories
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Seagull Books
- In India
- Available
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