Age rating and parents' guide:টুনটুনি আর রাজার কথা (Tuntuni and the King)
by Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury
Ages 6–10
টুনটুনি আর রাজার কথা (Tuntuni and the King) by Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury is best for children aged 6–10. It has no violence, nothing scary, no romance and no bad language.
A child-friendly bengali-language children's classics, nonsense, fantasy and detective adventures title for Bengali-language or bilingual family reading.
Content ratings
How much of each a parent can expect, from none to strong.
- Violence
- None
- Scary moments
- None
- Romance
- None
- Bad language
- None
Content checked by Dhiraj Bodade, co-founder of Bookstaken, on .
At a glance
- Early chapter book
- In Bengali
- Easy to get into from the first page
- Plenty of illustrations
- Emotionally light
- A good pick for reluctant readers
- Indian author, setting or story
Great for kids who like
- Fantasy & Magic
- Mystery & Detective
- Action & Adventure
Reading mood
- Funny
- Adventurous
- Mysterious
Good to talk about
- Family
- Puzzles & problem-solving
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