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Stories and folk tales from our grannies to us while sleeping on their laps on those childhood nights are still enthralling us. Sudha Murty's Grandma’s Bag of Stories is simply delightful. The story starts with Anand, Krishna, Raghu, and Meena arriving at their grandparents’ house in Shiggaon. Overjoyed Ajji and Ajja (Grandmother and grandfather in Kannada) prepare the house, Ajji prepares delicious snacks for the children. Finally, the time come when everyone gathers around Ajji, as she opens her big bag of stories. She tells stories of kings and cheats, princesses and onions, monkeys and mice, and scorpions and hidden treasures. This book is ideal for young children and those who are 5+ in age. Stories are accompanied by colorful illustrations and morals. The lucid and simple language of the book makes reading a pleasure.
About the Author
Active Indian social worker and writer, Sudha Murty was born on 19th August 1950. She writes in two languages: Kannada and English. Sudha started her career in the field of computer science and engineering. She is an active member of the Gate Foundation and the chairperson of a non-profit organization, Infosys Foundation in Karnataka. Credited for founding several orphanages, Sudha has also participated in various rural development efforts, to provide library and computer facilities in all Government schools of Karnataka. One of her many achievements includes establishing the 'The Murty Classical Library of India' at Harvard University. Apart from writing novels, she has also acted in films: Pitruroon (Marathi film) and Prarthana(Kannada film).
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Rating: 4.6/5
Author: Sudha Murthy
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publishing Date: January 1, 2015
Edition Language: English
Genre: Children's Traditional Stories, Children's Literature & Fiction
ISBN-10: 0143333623
ISBN-13: 978-0143333623
Pages: 176 (Paperback)
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