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Animals on the Train | A short story in the popular Puffin chapter book series by Ruskin Bond | Illustrated animals story for kids above 6 years

Animals on the Train | A short story in the popular Puffin chapter book series by Ruskin Bond | Illustrated animals story for kids above 6 years

Ruskin Bond
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One train ride. Too many animals. Zero rules!

When young Ruskin boards the Lucknow Express with his grandparents, their parrot Popeye, a tiger cub named Timothy, and a peanut-loving squirrel, he has no idea what’s in store. Just as things settle down, an uninvited guest—long, slithery and very well fed—slips out of the tiffin-basket!

Animals on the Train is a laugh-out-loud tale of family, animal antics, and the chaos of travelling together. Full of charm, humour, and Ruskin Bond’s unique storytelling, it’s the perfect chapter book for young readers stepping into his magical world.

Imprint: India Puffin

Published: Sep/2025

ISBN: 9780143428817

Length : 48 Pages

MRP : ₹225.00

Animals on the Train | A short story in the popular Puffin chapter book series by Ruskin Bond | Illustrated animals story for kids above 6 years

Ruskin Bond

One train ride. Too many animals. Zero rules!

When young Ruskin boards the Lucknow Express with his grandparents, their parrot Popeye, a tiger cub named Timothy, and a peanut-loving squirrel, he has no idea what’s in store. Just as things settle down, an uninvited guest—long, slithery and very well fed—slips out of the tiffin-basket!

Animals on the Train is a laugh-out-loud tale of family, animal antics, and the chaos of travelling together. Full of charm, humour, and Ruskin Bond’s unique storytelling, it’s the perfect chapter book for young readers stepping into his magical world.

Buying Options
Paperback / Hardback

Ruskin Bond

Born in Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh) in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar (Gujarat), Dehradun, New Delhi and Shimla. 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 Vagrants in the Valley and A Flight of Pigeons) and more than forty books for children. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for English writing in India in 1992, the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Delhi government’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He lives in Landour, Mussoorie, with his extended family.

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