The book describes the friendship between the Green Groilla and The Almost White panda, who are on a pilgrimage to the place "Vanua Vonu" where the wise sea turtle "Da-Oh!" lives. The path takes them through a fascinating wilderness and to unique places in nature, which the friends use to take a well-deserved rest and to tell each other stories of expectations, disappointments and wisdom. The green gorilla shows great determination and seriousness during their journey, while the almost white panda lets itself drift, spontaneously grasps the situation and of course is always interested in a good meal.

"Grumpy Mr. Buzz" follows the hilarious adventures of Mr. Buzz, a curmudgeonly yet endearing character whose selfish and grumpy demeanor leads to a series of comedic misadventures. Living in a quaint town, Mr. Buzz's everyday activities, whether it's a simple trip to the grocery store, a day at the park, or a visit to the hospital, always spiral into chaos due to his stubbornness and self-centered behavior. Without uttering a single word, Mr. Buzz's exaggerated expressions and slapstick antics speak volumes. Each episode showcases Mr. Buzz navigating through his day, encountering various quirky characters and humorous obstacles. Despite his grumpiness, Mr. Buzz often inadvertently helps others, leading to heartwarming and funny outcomes.

Through a childhood characterised by mystical experiences under the most difficult life circumstances, the Master "unrecognised" accompanies His disciple's spiritual search to India, who takes refuge in meditation and retreat, until the brightly radiating, transcendental spiritual revelations of the Heart-Master, as the Divine Person, the Maha Purusha, the promised God-Man, in the Old University of Freiburg im Breisgau. The search ends from one moment to the next and the disciple's life takes an unexpected turn and undergoes a profound transformation. In the eternal relationship between Heart-Master Avatar Adi Da and His devotee, the path of Avatar Adi Da's 7th stage of Perfect Realisation is revealed step by step. After many years of waiting and countless visions, the author finally reaches the longed-for island of Naitauba. All his expectations and ideas about the ashram of a Maha Siddha and the island community are disappointed on all levels. He is confronted with an insider cult of the first generation of devotees. The wisdom teaching of the Heart Master has fallen prey to a revision and a "monarchist" insider cult, behind which the first generation of disciples hides with high priestly words and empty proclamations. Despite this difficult and unexpected circumstance, the disciple receives the Transcendental Spiritual Revelations and teachings of his Heart-Master. The Transcendental Spiritual Reality emerges as the source of all beings and things in the face of the greatest possible failure, confrontation with the fatal insider cult of a spiritual community, exile and banishment.

How often are we told that we can't do this or that? That we are only like this or that, that we are just a child, a man, a woman, an employee and so on. Yet we are all so much more than what people have been trying to make us believe for centuries. We are all giants who have been told that we are just dwarves. This short story wants to remind you, that you too have giant-like powers. TRUTH - Recognize your true greatness Are you aware of what lies within you? Do you know what immense (luminous) power resides within you? You too can make your dreams and wishes come true. You can change the world around you with your thoughts, with your words, with what you do. As soul beings, we are all powerful beings with many as yet unimaginable possibilities for creating and being. Recognize the power that lies within you. Yes, you too are a giant, a giantess, and perhaps you too have been told at some point that you are only a dwarf and therefore cannot achieve this or that. This short story simply wants to remind you of what a powerful being you truly are. We are all giants who were told that we were "only" dwarves.

Ruskin Bond's first novel for children in a whole new look! Laurie, an English boy in a small hill town in India, strikes up an unlikely friendship with Anil, the son of a local cloth merchant, and Kamal, an orphan who sells buttons and shoelaces but dreams of going to college. One day the three discover a secret pool on the mountainside, and it is there that they plan their greatest escapade yet—a trek to the Pindari Glacier, where no one from their town has gone before. This newly illustrated edition of Bond’s magical tale of camaraderie and adventure is sure to win over yet another generation of readers.

For over five decades, Ruskin ond has written charming tales that have mesmerized readers of all ages. This collection brings together his finest stories for children in one volume. Published previously as A Treasury of Stories for Children, this attractive rejacketed edition includes two new stories, 'The Big Race' and 'Remember This Day'. Filled with a rich cast of characters and superb illustrations, The Room of Many Colours: A Treasury of Stories for Children is the defnitive book for all Ruskin Bond fans and truly a collector's Item.

A superb storyteller who keeps his readers in thrall’—Statesman It is said that if the smell of the Himalayas creeps into a man’s blood, he will return to the hills again and again. Master storyteller Ruskin Bond shows how this love may persist to death and beyond. The agents of the supernatural may be gentle like the fairy folk in ‘On Fairy Hill’, or malevolent like the well-dressed diners of ‘The Prize’; humorous like the very proper witch, Miss Bellows, in ‘The Black Cat’, or tragic like the haunting Gulabi in ‘Wilson’s Bridge’. Bond aficionados will meet familiar faces in other stories and be thrilled by the gripping mystery, ‘Who Killed the Rani?’ This exciting collection, animated by the brooding presence of the Himalayas, establishes Bond as a connoisseur of the mysterious and macabre.

Rusty, the boy whose stories have charmed and entertained children for years, brings together his best adventures in one volume! From the time he was a boy living with his grandparents in Dehra, surrounded by an assortment of odd animals, people and relatives, to when he gets sent away to school, then makes his way to London and becomes a writer, Rusty's had more adventures than we can count. This omnibus edition contains his best, funniest, most exciting escapades. In these pages, there's Toto, the monkey that travelled in a bag on a train; an encounter with a leopard; life as a young writer in faraway London; and the return home to roots that were always loved and never forgotten. An evergreen classic of children's writing in India, The Adventures of Rusty will be enjoyed like never before.

In Ruskin Bond’s stories, ghosts, jinns, witches—and the occasional monster—are as real as the people he writes about. This collection brings together all of his tales of the paranormal, opening with the unforgettable, ‘A Face in the Dark’, and ending with the shockingly macabre, ‘Night of the Millennium’. Featuring thrilling situations and strange beings, A Face in the Dark and Other Hauntings is the perfect collection to have by your bedside when the moon is up.