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‘Granny was a genius. You’d like to know why?Because she could climb trees. Spreading or highShe’d be up their branches in a trice. And mind youWhen last she climbed a tree, she was sixty-two.’You ask anybody who their favourite member of the family is, and their answer will be one of theirgrandparents. A grandparent’s capacity for love, the abundance of affection that they hold and sharewith abandon, make them the purest and the best people to be with. What is more, they entertainyou with stories of a time past and sometimes, if we are lucky, they partake in crazy activities withus as witnesses.In Granny’s Tales, Ruskin Bond takes us through such stories of affection and tenderness, of grandpasbeing hilarious—fighting ostriches, building zoos in his backyard and tickling tigers. And the wonderthat grandmas are—telling bedtime stories with flourish, witnessing us climbing trees for afternoonhilarity and teaching lessons that will help us in all. This book is the perfect dose of grandparentstories, for children and adults alike!