Tigers for Dinner

When I was buying it I never expected it to turn out what it did! This book went way beyond my assumption. Initially, I thought it would be a fat volume that would include comedy, which it did include, and was meant for book worms. The fact turned out to be that, the book was meant to turn normal children into book worms. What I mean by this strange sentence of mine is that this book with seven chapters is meant to be read by children and get them interested into reading. More than 3\4th of this copy includes coloured illustrations by Sunaina Coelho. Ruskin Bond's imaginations know no bounds when he is wrinting for children. He brings in seven intriguing strories narrated by Jim Corbett's Khansama(cook), Mehmoud, who describes his experiences and encounters with animals of all sorts while preparing the tasty lamb chops for young Ruskin. I loved the fact that the sub-title on the cover page is 'Tall Tales by Jim Corbett's Khansama', not short tales.
Tussling with a cobra to hairy demons under the pillow, being carried away by a muggermuch(crocodile) to hunting down a cheetah, being blown by a wild boar to tackling a hungry man eating tiger; the stories urge it's readers to give a thought to the possibility of events.
The very thought of the aromas of delicious food floating by Mehmoud's kitchen with his voice humming an enchanting tale bring both, water to my mouth and anxiety in my mind. So, join me to this world of Carpet sahib's (Mehmoud's way of referring to Jim Corbett) company and Runskin's transfixing imaginations. I'm sure that this book can turn anybody into a little child.