The Children's Companion

by Ruskin Bond

Delightful stories for children by one of India's most loved writers. For over six decades now, Ruskin Bond has been entertaining and touching the lives of countless readers, young and old, with his stories, novels and poems. Children's Volume 2 brings together, the best of his stories for young readers. Included here are old favorites like 'The School among the Pines' and 'The Night the Roof Blew Off', as well as lesser-known anecdotes such as the hilarious 'My Failed Omelettes and Other Disasters' and the heart-warming 'Adventures in Reading'. A selection of his charming, whimsical poetry for children, also included in this volume, makes this book a truly enchanting read. Funny, thoughtful, nostalgic and uplifting, Children's Volume 2 is a treat for children and adults alike.

284 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2013

About the author

Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent. He is considered to be an icon among Indian writers and children's authors and a top novelist. He wrote his first novel, The Room on the Roof, when he was seventeen which won John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written several novellas, over 500 short stories, as well as various essays and poems, all of which have established him as one of the best-loved and most admired chroniclers of contemporary India. In 1992 he received the Sahitya Akademi award for English writing, for his short stories collection, "Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra", by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters in India. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 for contributions to children's literature. He now lives with his adopted family in Landour near Mussoorie.

Reviews

[Sangsthita Sharma · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ruskin Bond is one of my favorite writers. But this time, i am a bit disappointed!!! Children's companion is a book with the stories whose ends carry nothing! The book gives a lot of defination about nature. The stories are good, yet boring!

[Tanishqa Trivedi · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was overall very subtle. Most of the stories are boring with a lot of description of the nature's beauty. This is a good book but it's just not my type

[Anirban Dutta · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Shikha Kori · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have the book as a reward from my school in 6th class

[Nehal Jain · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is not my type. The stories are by descriptive and only some are good