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A review by ayatichoudhary
Grandma's Bag of Stories by Sudha Murthy
5.0
This book is centred around the summer vacation of seven children. These children visit their Ajji (Kannada for grandmother) and Ajja (Kannada for grandfather) in Shiggaon. Their Ajji knows a great deal of stories and she narrates one story a day, and it is for this reason that the children love her. Over the summer vacation, these children spend their time in this small town with their Ajja and Ajji. Most of the stories are being narrated by Ajji, but on few occasions, other village characters narrate these stories too.
There are 22 stories, and preceding those stories are glimpses of the children's lives and why the narrator told the story. All the chapters are named after the story. There are surprising, humorous, poignant and happy stories. There's a story where a bear wants to eat payasam (kheer), there's a story where a princess got turned into an onion, there's a story where a lazy man didn't put off a fire till it reached his beard, and many more such colourful stories. The writing style is witty and remarkable. There are pretty illustrations too.
Recommended to children and those looking to bring alive the children in them with a children's book!
There are 22 stories, and preceding those stories are glimpses of the children's lives and why the narrator told the story. All the chapters are named after the story. There are surprising, humorous, poignant and happy stories. There's a story where a bear wants to eat payasam (kheer), there's a story where a princess got turned into an onion, there's a story where a lazy man didn't put off a fire till it reached his beard, and many more such colourful stories. The writing style is witty and remarkable. There are pretty illustrations too.
Recommended to children and those looking to bring alive the children in them with a children's book!