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Grandma and the great gourd : a Bengali folk tale /

On her way to visit her daughter on the other side of the jungle, Grandma encounters a hungry fox, bear, and tiger, and although she convinces them to wait for her return trip, she still must find a way to outwit them all.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors:	Waters, Susy Pilgrim (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2013.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Folklore > India > Bengal. Bengali (South Asian people) > Folklore. Folklore > India > Bengal > Juvenile literature. Tricksters > Juvenile literature. Picture books for children.

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