Cover of Chiri Chookdi

Punjabi edition

ਚਿੜੀ ਚੂਕਦੀ

Chiri Chookdi

A Punjabi Morning Rhyme for Little Children

ਚਿੜੀ ਚੂਕਦੀ is what a Punjabi mother says for first light: the sparrow is chirping, the day has come.

The rooster crows, the yard wakes up one by one, Dadi puts the churn on, and one small sleepyhead is still on the charpai.

  • LanguagePunjabi, written in Gurmukhi, with English on every page
  • Pages25
  • Size8.5 inches square, full colour
  • AuthorSatbir Malhi
  • PublisherInara Library, 2026

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