About the Author

'Ruskin Bond' was born in Kasauli in 1934, and grew up in Jamnagar, Dehradun, Delhi and Shimla. He lived in England for four years, returning to India in 1955. He is the author of over a hundred books of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Among them are 'The Room on the Roof, A Flight of Pigeons, The Night Train at Deoli, Time Stops at Shamli, The Blue Umbrella, Rain in the Mountains, A Book of Simple Living, Friends in Wild Places' and 'Lone Fox Dancing'. He received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1956, the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993, the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. He lives in Landour, Mussoorie with his adopted family. 'Sunaina Coelho' (Illustrator) grew up in New Delhi and studied at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. She currently lives in Kochi, with her husband Fahad Faizal and their baby boy. She and Fahad have a company called Babakiki, where they create animated and illustrated products for various companies. In her free time she enjoys exploring cuisines, books and most importantly, the outdoors.