Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin/Puffin
Year: 2000-05-01
Language: English
Pages: 318
ISBN/UPC (if available): 014131415X
Description
With a personal, nostalgic introduction by the author and some superb illustrations, this edition is certain to become a Collector's item.
Ruskin Bond, the master storyteller, is at his inventive best when spinning out yarns for children. For over four decades, the author has conjured up an enchanting literary landscape in which children play an integral role. This collection brings together thirty-seven of his finest stories for children including some that have never been published in India before.
The themes of the stories are refreshingly simple: the close bond between a young boy and his grandmother and their long trek to buy a new pair of reading glasses in ' A Long Walk with Granny'; a bicycle ride which becomes a nightmare for a young boy when he encounters the strange duo of a brother and sister on a lonely road in 'The Haunted Bicycle'; the hilarious adventures of a family traveling on a train with their unusual pets.
A rich cast of characters exert their magical spell, whether it is Uncle Ken, who flits from job to job; or Miss Mackenzie whose love for flowers become a common link between her and a young schoolboy; or Toto the little frisky monkey, whose exploits make for delightful reading.
Contents
Introduction
A Long Walk With Granny
Animals on the Track
A Tiger in the House
The Playing Fields of Simla
The Wind on Haunted Hill
Riding Through the Flames
A Rupee Goes a Long Way
The Flute Player
The Night the Roof Blew Off
Faraway Place
The Tree Lover
How Far is the River?
The Haunted Bicycle
Whistling in the Dark
Four Boys on a Glacier
The Cherry Tree
Picnic at Fox-Burn
Panther's Moon
The Leopard
The Thief
The Fight
The Boy Who Broke the Bank
Chachi's Funeral
The Tunnel
The Prospect of Flowers
A Face in the Dark
The Room of Many Colours
The Last Tonga Ride
The Funeral
All Creatures Great and Small
Coming Home to Dehra
What's Your Dream?
Life with Uncle Ken
The Crooked Tree
Untouchable
A Crow for All Seasons
Upon an Old Wall Dreaming