{"product_id":"buffalo-baby","title":"Buffalo Baby","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"bbb-pdp\"\u003e \u003cstyle\u003e@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Fraunces:ital,opsz,wght@0,9..144,400..700;1,9..144,400..600\u0026family=Inter:wght@400;500;600\u0026family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500\u0026display=swap'); .bbb-pdp{--cb:#1E2EB8;--ink:#0A0E2E;--iv:#F4F1E8;--pa:#FAFAF7;--oc:#D9962E;--ln:rgba(30,46,184,.12); font-family:'Inter',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.6;max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;} .bbb-pdp *{box-sizing:border-box;} .bbb-pdp img{max-width:100%;display:block;} .bbb-pdp .sec{padding:40px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--ln);} .bbb-pdp .eye{font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--cb);display:block;margin-bottom:12px;} .bbb-pdp h2{font-family:'Fraunces',Georgia,serif;font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(26px,4vw,38px);line-height:1.08;margin:0 0 16px;color:var(--ink);} .bbb-pdp h2 em{font-style:italic;font-weight:500;color:var(--oc);} .bbb-pdp h3{font-family:'Fraunces',Georgia,serif;font-weight:600;font-size:19px;margin:8px 0 6px;} .bbb-pdp p{margin:0 0 14px;} .bbb-pdp .hi{font-family:'Fraunces',Georgia,serif;font-weight:600;font-size:22px;color:var(--oc);margin:0 0 14px;} .bbb-pdp .lede{font-size:18px;max-width:70ch;} .bbb-pdp .g3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px;} .bbb-pdp .g2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:16px;} .bbb-pdp .card{background:var(--pa);border:1px solid var(--ln);padding:20px;} .bbb-pdp .n{font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--cb);} .bbb-pdp .step{display:grid;grid-template-columns:46px 1fr;gap:14px;padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ln);} .bbb-pdp .step:last-child{border-bottom:0;} .bbb-pdp .step b{font-family:'Fraunces',Georgia,serif;font-size:26px;color:var(--oc);line-height:1;} .bbb-pdp .spread{margin:0 0 16px;} .bbb-pdp .spread img{border-radius:2px;} .bbb-pdp .cap{font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--cb);margin-top:8px;} .bbb-pdp .age{border:1px solid var(--ln);padding:18px;} .bbb-pdp .age b{font-family:'Fraunces',Georgia,serif;font-size:26px;color:var(--cb);display:block;margin-bottom:6px;} .bbb-pdp .band{padding:40px;margin:0;} .bbb-pdp .band--cb{background:var(--cb);color:var(--pa);} .bbb-pdp .band--oc{background:var(--oc);color:var(--ink);} .bbb-pdp .band--cb h2,.bbb-pdp .band--oc h2{color:inherit;} .bbb-pdp .band--cb .eye{color:var(--oc);} .bbb-pdp .band--oc .eye{color:var(--ink);} .bbb-pdp .vid{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:20px;} .bbb-pdp .vid video{width:100%;max-width:320px;aspect-ratio:9\/16;background:var(--ink);border-radius:2px;} .bbb-pdp .fbw a{display:block;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;border:1px solid var(--ln);background:var(--pa);} .bbb-pdp .fbw .fr{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:24px;min-height:190px;} .bbb-pdp .fbw .fr img{width:120px;height:auto;border-radius:2px;} .bbb-pdp .fbw .bd{padding:16px;} .bbb-pdp .q{background:var(--pa);padding:20px;color:var(--ink);} .bbb-pdp .q p{font-family:'Fraunces',Georgia,serif;font-weight:500;font-size:17px;line-height:1.35;margin:0 0 12px;} .bbb-pdp .q cite{font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--cb);font-style:normal;} .bbb-pdp .award{margin-top:20px;font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;} .bbb-pdp dl.specs{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0 48px;margin:0;} .bbb-pdp dl.specs\u003ediv{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ln);} .bbb-pdp dl.specs dt{font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--cb);margin:0;} .bbb-pdp dl.specs dd{margin:0;text-align:right;} @media(max-width:760px){.bbb-pdp .g3,.bbb-pdp .g2,.bbb-pdp dl.specs{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}\u003c\/style\u003e \u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eye\"\u003eThe story\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ch2\u003eNo words. One \u003cem\u003every\u003c\/em\u003e stubborn friendship.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp class=\"lede\"\u003eNo words. One spirited little girl, one unimpressed baby buffalo, and a friendship she is absolutely determined to win. A wordless, laugh-out-loud story of poop, panic, and perseverance — your child reads it by looking, and reads it differently every time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaali visits her grandparents' village and meets Buffalo Baby — and decides on the spot that this calf is going to be her friend. The calf has other ideas. He is uninterested, unimpressed, and, frankly, a little scared of her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo Laali tries. She finds a little bell, she climbs aboard, she holds it out over the fence. What she gets back is chaos — a bucking calf, a spectacular spray of mud and dung, and more than one good cry. Every page is a fresh disaster, told entirely in pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Laali does not quit. Round after round, the wary calf softens — until a bell rings and a baby buffalo finally walks beside her. A wordless story your child narrates themselves, finding something new in every read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e \u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eye\"\u003eWhy families love it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"g3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003e01\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThey read without words\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery feeling is on the page — your child learns to \"read\" pictures before letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003e02\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe comedy lands at any age\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoop, panic, and a sulking buffalo — the jokes work from toddler to grandparent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003e03\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIt grows on re-reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo two tellings are the same; the story deepens as your child does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e \u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eye\"\u003eWhat it builds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSlow looking, \u003cem\u003ebig\u003c\/em\u003e feeling.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"g2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003eObservation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRead the pictures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith no text to lean on, small eyes slow down and notice every detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003eEmotional intelligence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFaces that tell all\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe buffalo sulks, Laali fumes and forgives — feelings named through expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003ePerseverance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTry, fail, try again\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA friendship earned the hard way models patience better than any lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003eImagination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eYour child's own words\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey supply the story, so every reading is theirs to invent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e \u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eye\"\u003eHow to read it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDon't read it to them — read it \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e them.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e01\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLet them turn the pages\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's no text to rush through. Slow down and follow your child's eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e02\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAsk \"what's happening here?\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them narrate each spread — the plot is theirs to tell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e03\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eName the feelings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Is the buffalo cross? Is Laali sad?' Point to the faces and talk it through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e04\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRead it again next week\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCome back to it — they'll spot details and jokes they missed the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e \u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eye\"\u003eInside the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA first look at the \u003cem\u003echaos\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spread\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3149\/4119\/files\/buffalo-baby-inside-1.jpg\" alt=\"Spread: Laali comes face to face with the baby buffalo she is set on befriending.\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cap\"\u003eLaali meets the baby buffalo\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spread\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3149\/4119\/files\/buffalo-baby-inside-2.jpg\" alt=\"Spread: at night, a wary grandmother and Laali — whose head is full of nothing but buffalo.\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cap\"\u003eAll Laali can think about is the buffalo\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e \u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eye\"\u003eAge fit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOne book, three \u003cem\u003ereaders\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"g3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"age\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e2–3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eName and point — buffalo, girl, bell, mud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"age\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e3–5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eTell the story spread by spread, and read the feelings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"age\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e5–7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow the whole arc — effort, failure, and a friendship earned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e \u003csection class=\"sec band band--cb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eye\"\u003eWatch the trailer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSee it in \u003cem\u003emotion\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lede\" style=\"color:rgba(250,250,247,.9)\"\u003eA wordless peek at Laali and the baby buffalo — poop, panic and all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vid\"\u003e\u003cvideo controls playsinline preload=\"metadata\" poster=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3149\/4119\/files\/buffalo-baby-cover.jpg\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3149\/4119\/files\/buffalo-baby-trailer.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\u003e\u003c\/video\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e \u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eye\"\u003eFrequently bought with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBuild the \u003cem\u003eslow-reading\u003c\/em\u003e shelf.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"g3 fbw\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/buxa\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"fr\" style=\"background:#1E2EB8;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3149\/4119\/files\/baksa-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Baksa cover\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\" style=\"color:#FAFAF7\"\u003eWordless\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBaksa\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother open-ended, imagination-first book to pore over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/ek-hoshiyaar-chooha\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"fr\" style=\"background:#F4F1E8;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3149\/4119\/files\/ek-hoshiyaar-chooha-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Ek Hoshiyaar Chooha cover\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\" style=\"color:#1E2EB8\"\u003eHindi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEk Hoshiyaar Chooha\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rhyming hide-and-seek that builds the same slow looking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/ouchie-ouchie\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"fr\" style=\"background:#D9962E;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3149\/4119\/files\/ouchie-ouchie-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Ouchie Ouchie! cover\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\" style=\"color:#0A0E2E\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOuchie Ouchie!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gentle feelings board book for the youngest on the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e \u003csection class=\"sec band band--oc\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eye\"\u003eWhat readers say\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA wordless book that says \u003cem\u003eeverything\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"g3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"q\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“No words, and yet my daughter 'reads' me the whole story differently every time.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e— Ananya K., parent, Bengaluru\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"q\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The poop-and-perseverance moments had us laughing till we cried. A deserved Parag honour.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e— Rohit S., parent, Hyderabad\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"q\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“My go-to for teaching inference and empathy. Wordless books rarely do it this well.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e— Priya N., primary teacher, Kochi\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"award\"\u003e★ Parag Honor List 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e \u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eye\"\u003eBook details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe \u003cem\u003especifics\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"specs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eAuthor\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eNandita Rao\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eIllustrator\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eCharbak Dipta\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eLanguage\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePaperback\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eAge range\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e2–7 years\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePublisher\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eBig Beetle Books\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eISBN\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e978-81-963990-9-2\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Big Beetle Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52130816950503,"sku":"BBB-BUF-PB","price":349.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3149\/4119\/files\/buffalo-baby-cover_0e6b1b72-7c81-4254-b93e-4c8520d718fa.jpg?v=1791371752","url":"https:\/\/www.bigbeetlebooks.com\/products\/buffalo-baby","provider":"Big Beetle Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}