{"product_id":"ek-hoshiyaar-chooha","title":"Ek Hoshiyaar Chooha","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\u003eOne clever mouse, \u003cem\u003eeverywhere\u003c\/em\u003e you look.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"hi\"\u003eएक होशियार चूहा\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"lede\"\u003eA quick grey mouse. A little girl who keeps spotting him — under the bed, behind the door, up on the washing line. A rhyming Hindi hide-and-seek that gets your toddler pointing, naming, and calling out \"वहाँ, वहाँ!\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaali spots a mouse and wants to get close. 'It won't be easy to catch,' warns Mumma — and she's right. This mouse is a champion of peekaboo: under the bed, behind the door, up on the washing line, gone before anyone can look twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery round runs the same way. Laali points and cries \u003cstrong\u003e\"मम्मा, वो रहा, वहाँ!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — and every time the answer is the same: \u003cstrong\u003e\"गया!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e The pattern is the whole game, and a toddler learns to see it coming, hiding place after hiding place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen Mumma brings a cage, and the mouse is caught. But a trapped mouse makes Laali sad — so she gently opens the cage and lets him go: \u003cem\u003e\"फिर खेलने आना, होशियार चूहे।\"\u003c\/em\u003e Find, then feel, then set free.\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 spot before they speak\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"वो रहा!\" — pointing and naming the mouse is a toddler's first reading move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003e02\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe rhyme pulls them in\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach round sets up the next hiding place — they learn what comes next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003e03\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA soft landing on kindness\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe caged mouse goes free, and a spotting game turns into a first real feeling.\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\u003eA spotting game with a \u003cem\u003esoft\u003c\/em\u003e heart.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"g2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003eObservation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere is it now?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery spread hides the mouse in plain sight — small eyes learn to scan, find, and point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003eFocus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRhythm and repeat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe see–search–find beat holds a short attention span right to the last page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eName it in Hindi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eमम्मा, चूहा, वहाँ — simple Hindi words a toddler can say straight back to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003eEmpathy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFind, then free\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gentle ending turns a chase into care — the book's quiet differentiator.\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\u003eRead it slow. Point. Then ask \u003cem\u003eकहाँ?\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e01\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePause and ask \"चूहा कहाँ है?\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore you turn the page, let your toddler hunt the spread and point him out.\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\u003eLet them call \"वो रहा, वहाँ!\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe call-and-answer line is theirs — land it with them every single time.\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\u003eKeep the rhyme bouncing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead the Hindi beat out loud so little listeners can feel what comes next.\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\u003eEnd on the kind bit\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Laali frees the mouse, ask 'क्या हम भी छोड़ दें?' — and wave bye together.\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\u003egame\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\/ek-hoshiyaar-chooha-inside-1.jpg\" alt=\"Laali in a green dress points at a small grey mouse hiding under a stool beside a rack of folded, colourful towels.\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cap\"\u003e\"चूहा! मम्मा…\" — meet Laali and the mouse\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\/ek-hoshiyaar-chooha-inside-2.jpg\" alt=\"The grey mouse scampers along a washing line strung with colourful clothes while Laali runs below, pointing up and calling out.\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cap\"\u003e\"मम्मा, वो रहा, रस्सी के ऊपर।\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e \u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eye\"\u003eAge fit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOne game, three \u003cem\u003eways\u003c\/em\u003e to play.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"g3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"age\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e0–1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch the mouse, ride the rhyme, and point along.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"age\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e1–2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpot and name — \"चूहा!\", \"वहाँ!\" — on every spread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"age\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e2–3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePredict the next hiding place, and feel the kind ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e \u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eye\"\u003eFrequently bought with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBuild the \u003cem\u003espot-and-seek\u003c\/em\u003e shelf.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"g3 fbw\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/ooi-ooi-ooi\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"fr\" style=\"background:#1E2EB8;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3149\/4119\/files\/ooi-ooi-ooi-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Ooi Ooi Ooi cover\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\" style=\"color:#FAFAF7\"\u003eHindi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOoi Ooi Ooi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe feelings board book — comfort after every small bump.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/buxa\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"fr\" style=\"background:#F4F1E8;\"\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:#1E2EB8\"\u003eWordless\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBaksa\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn open-ended box of play and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/buffalo-baby\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"fr\" style=\"background:#D9962E;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3149\/4119\/files\/buffalo-baby-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Buffalo Baby cover\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\" style=\"color:#0A0E2E\"\u003eAward-winning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBuffalo Baby\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wordless picture book with more depth, for when they're older.\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 first book that \u003cem\u003eplays\u003c\/em\u003e back.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"g3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"q\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“My daughter hunts for the chooha on every page and shrieks when she finds it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e— Preeti V., parent, Lucknow\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"q\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Lovely rhythmic Hindi, and the mother-daughter warmth feels so real.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e— Kavya N., parent, Nagpur\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"q\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A rare Hindi board book that's genuinely interactive. My class of 2-year-olds adores it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e— Sana Q., preschool teacher, Bhopal\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\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\u003eHindi\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eBoard Book\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eAge range\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e0–3 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\u003e978-81-963990-3-0\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Big Beetle Books","offers":[{"title":"Board Book","offer_id":52678573588711,"sku":"BBB-CHO-BB","price":349.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52678573621479,"sku":"BBB-CHO-PB","price":174.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3149\/4119\/files\/ek-hoshiyaar-chooha-cover_bcc02ec9-38d2-4b8a-ab24-f4a75b532a9c.jpg?v=1791372282","url":"https:\/\/www.bigbeetlebooks.com\/products\/ek-hoshiyaar-chooha","provider":"Big Beetle Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}