A letter from a parent
Perfect for actual car journeys, my kids now want 'one more ride' with this book in hand.
Faizan M.Father of two, Hyderabad
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Big Beetle Books · No. 07
Gaadi Ki Ek Aur Savaari.
A Hindi board book where a car ride becomes a lesson in patience, care, and one very determined toddler
Real vehicle-care concepts, told through play
New Hindi sound words toddlers love repeating
A ride that's earned, not just given
Rs. 437.00Rs. 499.00
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What changes this week.
1.
Children ask to "help" with real household tasks.
2.
New Hindi sound words get repeated all week, छिन छिन, पपक पपक.
3.
More patience for the wait before a promised treat.
4.
Early curiosity about how cars and batteries actually work.
5.
A favourite phrase for pretend-driving games.
Four small shifts this book sets in motion.
Focus.
Following Laali through each small task, charging, pumping, cleaning: builds sustained attention across a multi-step story.
Patience.
The ride is earned, not given. Children learn that good things sometimes come after the waiting and the work.
Curiosity.
Real ideas about electric cars and vehicle care arrive disguised as play, not as a lesson.
Vocabulary.
Onomatopoeic Hindi words, छिन छिन, पपक पपक, सपट सपाट: turn into a toddler's new favourite sounds.
Before this book
A car ride is just a car ride, over as soon as it starts.
Before
After a few readings
A car ride comes with a job to do first, and Laali's toddler wants the job.
AfterIndia's first Hindi board book on electric cars and vehicle care·Designed for toddlers, ages 0–3·Built on repetition and real-life role modelling·Features realistic vehicle scenes, charging points, air pumps, dusty windows
A note for the reader
How to read this book.
№ 1
Read the sound words with big gestures, छिन छिन, पपक पपक.
№ 2
Let your child "help" Laali with each task.
№ 3
Ask what job they'd want to do before their own next ride.
№ 4
Count the tasks together on a second reading.
From parents & young readers
Notes that have arrived in the post.
A letter from a parent
Simple, warm, and full of things to spot out of the window. Our go-to for the long drive to nani's.
Shruti K.Mother of two, Vadodara
From an educator
Lovely for building observation and talking about everything we pass on the road.
Deepa N.Pre-primary educator, Kochi
What it quietly builds.
01
Focus
Following a multi-step task to its end.
02
Patience
Waiting for something worth waiting for.
03
Vocabulary
New Hindi sound words and vehicle terms.
04
Cooperation
Helping as its own small reward.
On reading it again
Toddlers start predicting Laali's next task before the page turns, and asking to do it themselves.
Is this book for my child?
Three ages, three different books.
0–1
The sound age.
Sounds and rhythm carry the story before the words fully land, छिन छिन becomes a favourite noise.
1–2
The helping age.
Naming each task and "helping" with it, pumping, wiping, charging: becomes its own game.
2–3
The patience age.
Understanding that the ride comes after the work, a small, real lesson in waiting.
Not just a car book.
Most vehicle books, and this one.
Typical toddler vehicle books
Name vehicles and stop there
Skip the "boring" parts, care, waiting, maintenance
Offer a ride with no build-up
Read once for the pictures, then shelved
Gaadi Ki Ek Aur Savaari
Turns vehicle care into the story itself
Makes the wait part of the fun, not an obstacle
Earns the ride through play, not just grants it
Gives toddlers real Hindi words to repeat
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From the studio · Bengaluru
Big Beetle Books is an independent children's imprint making screen-free picture books for the slow afternoon, written by Nandita Rao and illustrated by Charbak Dipta.
Complete the shelf
More of Laali's world.
The same toddler, more everyday adventures.
Gaadi Ki Ek Aur Savaari
Board Book · Rs. 437.00 Rs. 499.00