The Hoopoe On The Lawn
Ruskin Bond . Aleph Book Company . English
From the master storyteller comes a wonderful new tale about friendship, eccentric relatives, ghosts, nature, and the enduring magic of childhood.<br><br> Ruskin is eleven years old and visiting his granny�s home in Dehra during his winter holidays. Follow along as he takes you through the many things he experiences during his time there�a mischievous ghost hiding in an old peepul tree, delicious baked treats enclosed within a magic box, a man with a tin box containing odd knick-knacks, uncomfortable yet exciting tonga rides, surprising run-ins with Quit India protestors, the warm company of old Miss Kellner, pretty weeds that he calls �Purple Hearts�, and much else besides. Punctuating all these happenings is the hoopoe, a little bird with an attractive hairdo, which appears in granny�s garden at 3 p.m. every day, much to Ruskin�s delight. <br><br> In <i>The Hoopoe on the Lawn</i>, Ruskin Bond weaves together a story of the joys of unexpected friendships, the beauty of nature, and the simple pleasures of being young.
Categories: Children
About the Author
<b>Ruskin Bond</b> is the author of several bestselling novels and collections of short stories, essays, and poems. These include <i>The Room on the Roof</i> (winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize); <i>A Flight of Pigeons; The Night Train at Deoli; Time Stops at Shamli; Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra</i> (winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award); <i>Angry River; The Blue Umbrella; Delhi Is Not Far; Rain in the Mountains; Tigers for Dinner; Tales of Fosterganj; A Gathering of Friends; Upon an Old Wall Dreaming; Small Towns, Big Stories; Unhurried Tales; A Gallery of Rascals; Rhododendrons in the Mist; Miracle at Happy Bazaar</i> (winner of the Kalinga Literary Festival Children�s Book of the Year, 2021); <i>It�s a Wonderful Life; The Shadow on the Wall; Song of the Forest; The Last Tiger; and The Gold Collection</i>.<br><br> Ruskin Bond was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1999, a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Delhi government in 2012, and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. He was selected for a Sahitya Akademi Fellowship.
