Indian Children's Favourite Stories Book

The stories are interesting and it took us a little over a week to read this book together as a family, one story at a (sometimes 2 when the kids insisted and there was still some time before bed). For a Westerner, some of the names are a little tricky to pronounce; some of the names were very new to us, but others we're familiar with.

They are interesting stories about the history of life in India. They take us on a jouney so that each story almost flows onto the next like a chapter book, but each story can also be read in any order. Some stories help explain the Indian culture, and other stories have a moral to learn.

I wouldn't necessarily recommend this book as bedtime reading as parts of it could be quite frightening to a young or sensitive child. I was a little taken aback a time or two - but then when I think about what most children are exposed to on TV and in movies without the back history and context, I was okay with my children reading this book. Every culture has scary scenes (think how the wolf ends up in The Three Pigs or Little Red Riding Hood).

Overall, we all enjoyed this book and we'll come back to some of the stories later when we learn more about India during a unit study.