Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
All-time Favourite Nature Stories
Ruskin Bond · 2023
84/100
👍 Worth It
Ruskin Bond at his gentlest and best — more than twenty-five stories celebrating the Himalayan foothills with the quiet wonder that has made him a beloved fixture in Indian school curricula for generations. David Yambem's illustrations complement the text beautifully, and the collection rewards both the eight-year-old discovering Bond for the first time and the adult revisiting him. The regional setting is a feature, not a limitation.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety100
substance78
craft86
originality72
accuracy90
hype92
age-fit96
human-eye88
Penny’s verdict84
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