The Stranger And Other Curious Stories is a collection of short stories by AWIC for young children. The 14 stories all deal with very unusual unexplainable happenings which children will find very interesting, captivating and will certainly tickle their imagination. The stories deal with a wide range of episodes—meeting interesting strangers on a hillside during a holiday, acquiring a secret friend while in hospital, befriending a ferocious dog who otherwise hated strangers—all dealing with differing nature of experiences and happenings, but all very gripping. The stories, besides being interesting, are descriptive and informative. Interpersonal relationships, human emotions are dealt with very simply and beautifully to which children will relate and also be influenced—the bond between a grandfather and grandchild, friendship between people, love for animals, the need to help others and a host of other such emotions and values. ‘The Stranger’, written by Ramendra Kumar is the story about a writer who had come to Landour to research for his new book on the ghosts in British times.
November 2016, volume 40, No 11