{"product_id":"khane-mein-kya-hai","title":"Khane Mein Kya Hai?","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 bored pigeon, a whole menu of \u003cem\u003edisguises\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"hi\"\u003eखाने में क्या है?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"lede\"\u003eA pigeon is sick of bajra. So he disguises himself as other birds — chirping, cooing, singing — to con his way into tastier lunches. The overeating catches up with him, loudly and messily, in a Hindi read-aloud packed with sounds to shout: गुटरगु, चीं चीं, कुहू कुहू.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA pigeon is bored. Bajra for lunch, bajra again, bajra yet again — until he cracks and announces he wants something different, something new. There is just one catch: the tastier food belongs to other birds. So the pigeon does the only sensible thing. He starts pretending to be one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe puffs up as a sparrow and chirps \u003cstrong\u003e\"चीं चीं.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e He throws his head back as a cuckoo and sings \u003cstrong\u003e\"कुहू कुहू.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e He coos \u003cstrong\u003e\"गुटरगु\"\u003c\/strong\u003e at one window and chatters \u003cstrong\u003e\"चटर चटर\"\u003c\/strong\u003e as a parrot at the next. Each disguise wins him a fresh feast — oats, guava, rice, fiery chillies — and still he mutters that he wants to try just one more new food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can guess where an overstuffed, overconfident pigeon is heading. His belly starts to turn — \u003cem\u003e\"गुड़गुड़… पुड़पुड़…\"\u003c\/em\u003e — and the payoff is loud, spectacularly messy, and lands exactly the lesson he refused to learn. Gross, glorious, and impossible to read just once.\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 predict the next disguise\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Which bird will he be now?\" — the pattern pulls kids in, page after page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003e02\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHindi that begs to be shouted\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eचीं चीं, कुहू कुहू, गुटरगु — every sound is a line to perform out loud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003e03\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe gross-out does the teaching\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTry, overdo, consequence — the lesson lands because the ending is so funny.\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\u003eBig laughs up top, real \u003cem\u003ethinking\u003c\/em\u003e underneath.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"g2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003ePattern\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRepetition with a twist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new bird, a new sound each round — attention builds without ever feeling like a lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003ePrediction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat happens next?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildren guess the disguise and the consequence, staying one step ahead of the pigeon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003eCause \u0026amp; effect\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eActions have endings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOvereating has a very visible result — consequence made concrete, and hilarious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003eLanguage play\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHindi sound words\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eगुटरगु, चटर चटर, गुड़गुड़ — playful onomatopoeia that makes Hindi stick.\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 loud. Read it silly. Read it with \u003cem\u003esound effects\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e01\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDo the bird calls\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLand every \u003cstrong\u003e\"चीं चीं\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\"कुहू कुहू\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"गुटरगु\"\u003c\/strong\u003e with your whole voice. Those sounds become the beats your child waits for.\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\u003ePause before each page\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk 'कौन सा भेष अब?' — which disguise next — and let little readers guess before you turn.\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\u003eLet them join the mess\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the belly goes \u003cstrong\u003e\"गुड़गुड़\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and the consequence hits, go big. The giggles are the whole point.\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\u003eTalk about the ending\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfterwards, ask why it all went wrong — the lesson sits \u003cem\u003einside\u003c\/em\u003e the laughter, ready when they are.\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 taste of 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\/khane-mein-kya-hai-inside-1.jpg\" alt=\"The pigeon sits beside a doorway, fed up, saying in a Hindi speech bubble that he wants different food, something new.\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cap\"\u003eThe setup — one pigeon, bored of bajra\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\/khane-mein-kya-hai-inside-2.jpg\" alt=\"The pigeon hunches over, eyes wide, as its belly rumbles गुड़गुड़ and पुड़पुड़ in big Hindi letters.\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cap\"\u003eगुड़गुड़… पुड़पुड़… — the belly starts to turn\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e \u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eye\"\u003eAge fit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOne story, three \u003cem\u003eways\u003c\/em\u003e to read it.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"g3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"age\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e3–4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eRide the sounds, the silliness, and the repetition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"age\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e4–6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePredict each disguise — and join in with every bird call.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"age\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e6–7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow the consequence, the irony, and why the plan backfires.\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\u003eread-aloud\u003c\/em\u003e shelf.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"g3 fbw\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/whats-for-lunch\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"fr\" style=\"background:#1E2EB8;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3149\/4119\/files\/whats-for-lunch-cover.jpg\" alt=\"What's for Lunch? cover\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\" style=\"color:#FAFAF7\"\u003eEnglish twin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat's for Lunch?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe very same story — illustrations and all — in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/ek-havaldar-turram-khan\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"fr\" style=\"background:#F4F1E8;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3149\/4119\/files\/ek-havaldar-turram-khan-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Chandu Chor Aur Hawaldaar Turram Khan cover\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\" style=\"color:#1E2EB8\"\u003eHindi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChandu Chor Aur Hawaldaar Turram Khan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore chase-and-predict mayhem in Hindi.\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\u003eBalance the mayhem with something calm and wordless.\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 read-aloud that begs to be \u003cem\u003eperformed\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"g3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"q\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“My picky eater laughed so hard at the pigeon she forgot to refuse her dinner.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e— Neha A., parent, Jaipur\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"q\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Playful Hindi, गुटरगु and all. We perform it at the dinner table now.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e— Deepak M., parent, Patna\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"q\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A funny Hindi read-aloud that actually holds a room of 4-year-olds.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e— Asha K., teacher, Pune\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\u003eSuraj Chaudhari\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\u003ePaperback\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eAge range\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e3–7 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\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Big Beetle Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52678573326567,"sku":"BBB-KHA-PB","price":349.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3149\/4119\/files\/khane-mein-kya-hai-cover_514b9f24-2d11-4050-b778-03070bc0c4f3.jpg?v=1791372441","url":"https:\/\/www.bigbeetlebooks.com\/products\/khane-mein-kya-hai","provider":"Big Beetle Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}