Synopsis
Uncles, Aunts and Elephants by Ruskin Bond is a children's book that unveils a unique collection of poetry, prose and non-fiction by Ruskin Bond. It brings together some of his best work in a single volume. Sumptuously illustrated, Uncles, Aunts and Elephants: Tales from Your Favourite Storyteller is a book to treasure for all times. An excerpt from the book: I know the world's a crowded place, And elephants do take up space, But if it makes a difference, Lord, I'd gladly share my room and board. A baby elephant would do... But, if he brings his mother too, There's Dad's garage. He wouldn't mind. To elephants, he's more than kind. But I wonder what my Mum would say If their aunts and uncles came to stay!
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.
