

The Cherry Tree
Author: Ruskin Bond
Narrator: Ruskin Bond
Unabridged: 13 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
Published: 09/24/2019
Categories: Children's Fiction, Science & Nature Stories
Author: Ruskin Bond
Narrator: Ruskin Bond
Unabridged: 13 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
Published: 09/24/2019
Categories: Children's Fiction, Science & Nature Stories
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, written when he was seventeen, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written over 500 short stories, essays and 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 1993, the Padma Shri in 1999, and the Delhi government's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He lives in Landour, Mussoorie, with his extended family.
This one is really great for kids in the sense that the illustrations are awesome and the story depicts the perfect relationship between a grandfather and a grandson. As is with Ruskin Bond books, this one didn't disappoint at all. The whole story is about preserving nature, telling the younger genera......more
I loved this short story 🥰 I read this for my exam and it talks about significant themes like: resilience, pride, dedication, etc.......more
The subtle nuances in Ruskin Bond books are brilliant. The way he tells the story make us wish to become children again.......more
What it feels to be a God? This short story, The cherry tree was made so famous at the time of its release that it was published as a standalone book altogether. The author takes us into the world of Rakesh, living with his grandfather when one day coming home from Mussoorie bazaar plants a cherry tr......more