Tales from the Childhood

by Ruskin Bond

Paperback

Published January 1, 2019

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

[B (mostly-offline)]

I read this book a long time back and forgot to annotate it, which is why sadly there are no quotes and this review is so brief. Sorry for that, but the book is too short for me to write a proper review.

There were 3 short stories in this book. I didn't find any of them outstanding, and they mostly made me feel underwhelmed. I've read better stories by Ruskin Bond before. Regardless, this was not an all bad read.

Review written on 22nd June, 2021.

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How I Rate-
1 star- Hardly liked anything/ was disappointed
2 star- Had potential but did not deliver/ was disappointed
3 stars- Was ok but could have been better/ was average / Enjoyed a lot but something was missing
4 stars- Loved a lot but something was missing
5 stars- Loved it/ new favourite


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The first story had me a bit disappointed, but the other 2 were ok.

This is the first book by Ruskin bond where I felt so underwhelmed. :(

Review to come.

[Reading_ Tamishly]

Thoroughly enjoyed the stories and I absolutely adore the illustrations.

Love the third story the most. It's still one of my all-time favourite stories ever as it's been also included in our school syllabus years ago. It still holds a special place in my heart.

Go for this collection and read with the kids. They will love it.

[Ekta Kubba]

This book has three beautiful and heartwarming stories of childhood, peppered with endearing characters. The stories will leave you with a feeling of warmth. You'll at once yearn for your childhood. There is innocence of childhood that can make you take bigger initiatives. It doesn't matter you succeed or fail. The thing that matters is you take a responsibility, and try every possible way to complete the task. And there's a story about a hilarious moment caused by failure of proper communication, that turns into rumours. The third story teaches that how human values and relations are important in life and how these can change a person.
These three stories are full of adventures and misadventures, and come with good message for children. Illustrations are highly attractive that make the stories come alive. This is a perfect book for children.

[Alice]

I recommend this book to everyone who is a fan of Ruskin Bond.
Unfortunately, I am not one of them.

[Srinivasan Nanduri]

Good read and short one may be less than an hour to finish

[Kritika Attrish]

Very good (three) stories. You should read it. It is good to read it in your freetime. Good quality of pages. The pictures are nice too.

[Sonali]

Ok book for kids

[Jharana Pujahari]

Out of the two stories 'The Thief's Story' is my favorite.

[Parijat Prasun]

So simple yet so touching.