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सुनो सुनो है बात पुरानी, है ये तब की अजब कहानी, जब सब पहाड़ियाँ उड़ती थीं। फ़िर एक दिन . . . आगे क्या हुआ जानने के लिए पढ़िए खू़बसूरत, जीती-जागती चित्रों से सजी यह अनोखी गाती, मुस्कुराती, गुनगुनाती कहानी, जिसे पढ़कर आप भी उड़ान भरना चाहोगे!
ISBN: 9788189934446
Pages: 30
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
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