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All-Time Favourite Friendship Stories | Classic Collection of 25+ most-loved, great stories by famous award-winning author (Illustrated, must-read fiction short stories for kids)

All-Time Favourite Friendship Stories | Classic Collection of 25+ most-loved, great stories by famous award-winning author (Illustrated, must-read fiction short stories for kids)

Ruskin Bond
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‘Our friends come to us by chance or by choice. They will not be with us all the time, but somehow, they will be around when we need them.’

ALL-TIME FAVOURITE FRIENDSHIP STORIES is a collection of twenty-five soulful and timeless tales about friendship in all its beautiful, surprising forms, featuring unforgettable characters and evocative illustrations.

From ‘The Playing Fields of Simla’ and ‘Rusty and Somi’ to ‘The Hidden Pool’ and ‘Two Boys and a Tiger’, each
story is filled with the warmth of companionship. There are schoolyard rivalries that turn into ties of loyalty,
chance encounters that become uncanny connections, friendships with animals and with nature itself and rare bonds that endure across distance, years and memory.

Curated by Ruskin Bond, this collection celebrates loyalty and longing, mischief and forgiveness, friendships that withstand time and separation and the magic of finding—and keeping—a friend.

Imprint: India Puffin

Published: Apr/2026

ISBN: 9780143478751

Length : 240 Pages

MRP : ₹399.00

All-Time Favourite Friendship Stories | Classic Collection of 25+ most-loved, great stories by famous award-winning author (Illustrated, must-read fiction short stories for kids)

Ruskin Bond

‘Our friends come to us by chance or by choice. They will not be with us all the time, but somehow, they will be around when we need them.’

ALL-TIME FAVOURITE FRIENDSHIP STORIES is a collection of twenty-five soulful and timeless tales about friendship in all its beautiful, surprising forms, featuring unforgettable characters and evocative illustrations.

From ‘The Playing Fields of Simla’ and ‘Rusty and Somi’ to ‘The Hidden Pool’ and ‘Two Boys and a Tiger’, each
story is filled with the warmth of companionship. There are schoolyard rivalries that turn into ties of loyalty,
chance encounters that become uncanny connections, friendships with animals and with nature itself and rare bonds that endure across distance, years and memory.

Curated by Ruskin Bond, this collection celebrates loyalty and longing, mischief and forgiveness, friendships that withstand time and separation and the magic of finding—and keeping—a friend.

Buying Options
Paperback / Hardback

Ruskin Bond

Born in Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh) in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar (Gujarat), Dehradun, New
Delhi and Simla. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, which was written when he was seventeen, received the
John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then, he has written over 500 short stories, essays, novellas (including The Adventures of Rusty and The Room of Many Colours) and more than seventy books
for children.

He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for English writing in India in 1992, the Padma Shri in 1999 and
the Padma Bhushan in 2014. He lives in Landour, Mussoorie, with his extended family.

90 Years of Magic: Celebrating the Best of Ruskin Bond

As we celebrate the 90th birthday of our favorite author, Ruskin Bond, we reflect on the timeless charm and gentle wisdom his stories have brought into our lives. From the misty hills of Mussoorie to the vibrant characters that leap off his pages, his tales have touched readers’ hearts for generations. Join us in honoring […]

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