Grandparents Bag of Stories

From the author of Grandma's Bag of StoriesIt's 2020 and children are stuck indoors as the novel coronavirus finds its way into India. A nationwide lockdown is announced and amidst the growing crisis Ajja and Ajji welcome their grandchildren and Kamlu Ajji into their house in Shiggaon.From stitching masks sharing household chores preparing food for workers to losing themselves in timeless tales the lockdown turns into a memorable time for the children as they enter the enchanting world of goddesses kings princesses serpents magical beanstalks thieves kingdoms and palaces among others. The myriad stories told by their grandparents become the biggest source of joy making the children compassionate worldly-wise and more resilient than ever.Following the trail of the best-selling Grandma's Bag of Stories India's favourite author Sudha Murty brings to you this collection of immortal tales that she fondly created during the lockdown period for readers to seek comfort and find the magic in sharing and caring for others. Wonderfully woven in her inimitable style this book is unputdownable and perfect for every child's bookshelf! Review In a world of Alexa and audiobooks Murty is one of the very few writers keeping the art of traditional storytelling via the elderly (read grandparents) alive through her work. Murty's stories transport you into the calm and comfort of the golden days.Grandparents' Bag of Stories (Book Review): Lockdown lessons for the youngOnce again Sudha Murty with her maternal vibe sits down to her young readers and opens her bag of stories. This time the storyteller pulls out a utopian lockdown handbook for children. When the future generation sits down to uncover the year of the pandemic Murty's Grandparents' Bag of Stories will reveal what a day in the lockdown amid the global pandemic looked like. Published by Puffin Books the book is second in her series of grandparents' stories the first being Grandma's Bag of Stories.The parents reeling under pressures of working from home decide to send their children to the grandparents' home right before the lockdown and the rest is all 'a story'. As one flips pages Murty's spell deepens and one travels down memory lane into juvenescence. A summer dream blossoming in grandparents' backyards begins. Each of her stories comes with an important life lesson for the children. Her stories of rice and wheat teach one the importance of foodgrains during troubled times like that of the lockdown. The Magic Beans teaches not to be greedy The Goddess of Luck teaches the importance of good karma The Mouse that Became a Mouse tells us to accept what has been given to us A Word of Honour tells one to be true to his word A Ship on the Land teaches one that skills and talent matter more than appearance and The Greatest Medicine of All talks about how a disease grips the world every hundred years its dangers and that hygiene is the greatest medicine of all.In a world of Alexa and audiobooks Murty is one of the very few writers keeping the art of traditional storytelling via the elderly (read grandparents) alive through her work. Murty's stories transport you into the calm and comfort of the golden days. Her first reviewers are undoubtedly her grandchildren. I miss my grandchildren very much as they live in London so whenever I write a story I call them over Zoom and narrate it. They loved The Arrival of Rice and the Children A World of Wheat and The Magic Beans stories. They were fascinated to hear stories of their origins. I try and narrate one story a day to them she tells us.Murty affectionately gifts children life lessons blended with our own traditions in her stories. What's Luck Got to do with It boasts of the Indian traditional education system where lessons were imparted through stories. She carefully notes the stark difference with the western school of thought where stories are rather bedtime narrations.