FRIENDS IN WILD PLACES : BIRDS, BEASTS AND OTHER COMPANIONS (Paperback)  | Released: 20 Nov 2021

Since he was a young boy, Ruskin Bond has made friends easily. And his most rewarding friendships have often been with animals, birds and plants-big and small; outgoing and shy. This collection focuses on these companions and brings together some of Bond?s finest nature stories and essays, both classic and new. There are leopards and tigers; bulbuls and owls; bears in the mountains and elephants on a ship; wise old forest oaks and geraniums on balconies; a talking parrot and a tomcat called Suzie-and many more ?wild? and wonderful friends. Beautifully illustrated, this is a lovely gem of a book. About the Author Ruskin Bond is the author of over a hundred best-selling books of fiction, non-fiction and poetry for children and older readers. Among his classic books are The Room on the Roof, The Blue Umbrella, A Book of Simple Living and Lone Fox Dancing. He received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1956, the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993, the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. He lives in Landour, Mussoorie. Shubhadarshini Singh runs an art gallery for Outsider Arts, and has had shows of her paintings in Delhi and Bhopal. She has also directed some of Ruskin Bond?s stories for the TV series Ek Tha Rusty. She divides her time between Delhi and Mussoorie.