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'I became one of the tiger's favourites. With a crafty look in his glittering eyes, and his body crouching, he would creep closer and closer to me, suddenly making a dash for my feet, rolling over on his back and kicking with delight, and pretending to bite my ankles.' Will Timothy the Tiger Cub always get along with people? Does Ranji win the match with his 'lucky bat'? Will Inspector Keemat Lal crack the case of the Rani's mysterious murder? Can a djinn and a human be best friends? Will Koki be allowed on the cricket team despite being a girl? Find out in this heart-warming collection of…mehr

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'I became one of the tiger's favourites. With a crafty look in his glittering eyes, and his body crouching, he would creep closer and closer to me, suddenly making a dash for my feet, rolling over on his back and kicking with delight, and pretending to bite my ankles.' Will Timothy the Tiger Cub always get along with people? Does Ranji win the match with his 'lucky bat'? Will Inspector Keemat Lal crack the case of the Rani's mysterious murder? Can a djinn and a human be best friends? Will Koki be allowed on the cricket team despite being a girl? Find out in this heart-warming collection of Ruskin Bond's best children's stories. Filled with mischievous pets, eccentric friends, kind townsfolk and fun journeys, this book brings to you a variety of stories to give you a peek into carefree childhood days, filled with laughter and excitement.
Autorenporträt
"Ruskin Bond is known for his signature simplistic and witty writing style. He is the author of several bestselling short stories, novellas, collections, essays and children's books; and has contributed a number of poems and articles to various magazines and anthologies. At the age of 23, he won the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for his first novel, The Room on the Roof. He was also the recipient of the Padma Shri in 1999, Lifetime Achievement Award by the Delhi Government in 2012 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. Born in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and Dehradun. Apart fromthree years in the UK, he has spent all his life in India and now lives in Landour, Mussoorie, withhis adopted family."