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Publication Order of Rusty Books
Start with: The Room on the Roof (1956)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Man Eater of Manjari (1975)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: A Flight of Pigeons (1980)
ⓘ About Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond is an Indian children fiction and mystery author. He lives in Landour, India with his adopted family. He has been recognized for contributing to the development of children’s literature in India. He won the Sahitya Academy Award for his English novel; Our Trees Still Grew in Dehra in 1992. Bond was also awarded Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. Ruskin bond uses Rusty mostly as the fictional character to write stories about his past which is closely attached to Dehra town since its valleys and hills inspired him. The author’s historical novel, A Flight of Pigeons, was made a movie in the Bollywood film in 1978 produced Shashi Kapoor.
All Book Series by Ruskin Bond
1
The Room on the Roof
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 1956
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2
Vagrants in the Valley
Book 2 of 9 · published 1987
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Rusty and the Leopard
Book 4 of 9 · published 2003
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5
Rusty Comes Home
Book 5 of 9 · published 2004
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6
Rusty Goes to London
Book 6 of 9 · published 2004
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7
The Adventures of Rusty
Book 7 of 9 · published 2012
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8
Rusty the Boy from the Hills
Book 8 of 9 · published 2013
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9
Rusty and the Magic Mountain
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2018
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1
Man Eater of Manjari
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1975
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2
Love Is A Sad Song
Book 2 of 10 · published 1976
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3
The Hidden Pool
Book 3 of 10 · published 1978
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4
Cricket for the Crocodile
Book 4 of 10 · published 1986
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6
The Chakrata Cat
Book 6 of 10 · published 2017
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7
Till the Clouds Roll By
Book 7 of 10 · published 2017
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8
Owls in the Family
Book 8 of 10 · published 2018
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10
My Father’s Last Letter
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2023
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1
A Flight of Pigeons
Series opener · book 1 of 21 · published 1980
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2
The Eyes of the Eagle
Book 2 of 21 · published 1987
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3
Grandfathers Private Zoo
Book 3 of 21 · published 1989
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4
Hanuman to the Rescue
Book 4 of 21 · published 1993
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5
Delhi Is Not Far
Book 5 of 21 · published 1994
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6
Leopard on the Mountain
Book 6 of 21 · published 1998
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7
A Handful of Nuts
Book 7 of 21 · published 2009
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9
Susanna's Seven Husbands
Book 9 of 21 · published 2011
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10
A Long Walk for Bina
Book 10 of 21 · published 2012
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11
Romi and the Wild Fire
Book 11 of 21 · published 2013
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12
The World Outside My Window
Book 12 of 21 · published 2016
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13
The Laughing Skull
Book 13 of 21 · published 2016
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15
A Mussoorie Mystery
Book 15 of 21 · published 2017
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16
Legends of the Hill
Book 16 of 21 · published 2021
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17
Boys Will Be Boys
Book 17 of 21 · published 2021
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18
And Girls Will Be Girls
Book 18 of 21 · published 2021
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19
My School on the Hill
Book 19 of 21 · published 2022
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20
Listen to Your Heart
Book 20 of 21 · published 2022
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21
The Garden of Dreams
Latest in the series · book 21 of 21 · published 2022
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1
Panther's Moon / Ranji's Wonderful Bat
Series opener · book 1 of 108 · published 1969
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2
Tales Told At Twilight
Book 2 of 108 · published 1970
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3
It Isn't Time That's Passing
Book 3 of 108 · published 1972
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4
The Road To The Bazaar
Book 4 of 108 · published 1980
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5
Tales and Legends from India
Book 5 of 108 · published 1982
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6
The Night Train at Deoli and Other Stories
Book 6 of 108 · published 1988
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7
Time Stops at Shamli and Other Stories
Book 7 of 108 · published 1989
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8
Dust on the Mountain
Book 8 of 108 · published 1990
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9
Our Trees Still Grow In Dehra
Book 9 of 108 · published 1992
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10
Snake Trouble / Ghost Trouble
Book 10 of 108 · published 1992
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11
An Island Of Trees
Book 11 of 108 · published 1992
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12
Rain in the Mountains
Book 12 of 108 · published 1993
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13
Strangers In The Night
Book 13 of 108 · published 1994
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14
A Bond With The Mountains
Book 14 of 108 · published 1998
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15
Collected Fiction
Book 15 of 108 · published 1999
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16
A Season Of Ghosts
Book 16 of 108 · published 2000
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17
Ruskin Bond's Treasury Of Stories For Children
Book 17 of 108 · published 2000
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18
When Darkness Falls and Other Stories
Book 18 of 108 · published 2001
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19
Treasury Of Stories For Children
Book 19 of 108 · published 2001
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20
The Best of Ruskin Bond
Book 20 of 108 · published 2003
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21
Friends in Small Places
Book 21 of 108 · published 2003
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22
A Face in the Dark and Other Hauntings
Book 22 of 108 · published 2004
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23
Ruskin Bond's Book Of Nature
Book 23 of 108 · published 2004
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24
Too Much Trouble
Book 24 of 108 · published 2006
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25
Of Birds and Beasts
Book 25 of 108 · published 2006
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26
Ruskin Bond's Book Of Verse
Book 26 of 108 · published 2007
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Ruskin Bond's Book of Humour
Book 28 of 108 · published 2008
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29
The Parrot Who Wouldn't Talk And Other Stories
Book 29 of 108 · published 2008
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30
The Room of Many Colours
Book 30 of 108 · published 2009
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32
When the Tiger was the King
Book 32 of 108 · published 2010
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33
Mr. Oliver's Diary
Book 33 of 108 · published 2010
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34
Escape From Java & Other Tales Of Danger
Book 34 of 108 · published 2010
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35
Crazy Times with Uncle Ken
Book 35 of 108 · published 2011
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36
The Kitemaker
Book 36 of 108 · published 2011
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37
Stories Short & Sweet
Book 37 of 108 · published 2011
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38
The Kashmiri Storyteller
Book 38 of 108 · published 2011
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40
At School With Ruskin Bond
Book 40 of 108 · published 2011
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41
Hip-Hop Nature Boy And Other Poems
Book 41 of 108 · published 2012
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42
No Man is an Island
Book 42 of 108 · published 2013
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43
The children's companion
Book 43 of 108 · published 2013
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44
Thick as Thieves
Book 44 of 108 · published 2013
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45
Tales of Fosterganj
Book 45 of 108 · published 2014
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46
The Writer on the Hill
Book 46 of 108 · published 2014
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47
Uncles, Aunts and Elephants
Book 47 of 108 · published 2014
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48
Falling in Love Again
Book 48 of 108 · published 2014
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49
A Garland of Memories
Book 49 of 108 · published 2014
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50
The Whistling Schoolboy
Book 50 of 108 · published 2015
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51
A Gathering of Friends
Book 51 of 108 · published 2015
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52
The Essential Collection for Young Readers
Book 52 of 108 · published 2015
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53
Panther's Moon and Other Stories
Book 53 of 108 · published 2015
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54
The Big Book of Animal Stories
Book 54 of 108 · published 2015
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55
The Whistling Schoolboy and Other Stories of School Life
Book 55 of 108 · published 2015
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56
The Box of Many Colours
Book 56 of 108 · published 2015
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57
Upon an Old Wall Dreaming
Book 57 of 108 · published 2016
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58
Collected Short Stories
Book 58 of 108 · published 2016
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59
Time Stops at Shamli
Book 59 of 108 · published 2016
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60
Room On The Roof; Vagrants In The Valley
Book 60 of 108 · published 2016
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61
The Prospect of Flowers
Book 61 of 108 · published 2016
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62
The White Tiger and Other Stories
Book 62 of 108 · published 2016
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63
Whispers in the Dark
Book 63 of 108 · published 2016
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64
Death Under the Deodars
Book 64 of 108 · published 2016
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65
A Song of Many Rivers
Book 65 of 108 · published 2016
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66
My Favourite Nature Stories
Book 66 of 108 · published 2016
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67
Monkey Trouble
Book 67 of 108 · published 2016
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68
The Empty House
Book 68 of 108 · published 2016
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69
White Clouds, Green Mountains
Book 69 of 108 · published 2016
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70
The Beast Tamer
Book 70 of 108 · published 2016
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71
Party Time in Mussoorie
Book 71 of 108 · published 2016
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72
Small Towns, Big Stories
Book 72 of 108 · published 2017
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73
Voting at Fosterganj
Book 73 of 108 · published 2017
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74
Who Kissed Me in the Dark
Book 74 of 108 · published 2017
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75
The Kipling Road
Book 75 of 108 · published 2017
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76
The Elephant and the Cassowary
Book 76 of 108 · published 2017
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77
The Wise Parrot
Book 77 of 108 · published 2017
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78
The Regimental Myna
Book 78 of 108 · published 2017
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79
Children of India
Book 79 of 108 · published 2017
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80
Eyes of the Cat
Book 80 of 108 · published 2017
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81
The Man Who Was Kipling
Book 81 of 108 · published 2017
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82
When the Clock Strikes Thirteen
Book 82 of 108 · published 2017
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83
When The Night Falls
Book 83 of 108 · published 2017
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84
Unhurried Tales
Book 84 of 108 · published 2017
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85
I Was the Wind Last Night
Book 85 of 108 · published 2017
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86
Animal Stories
Book 86 of 108 · published 2017
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87
Tales To Make You Smile
Book 87 of 108 · published 2017
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88
Great Stories for Children
Book 88 of 108 · published 2017
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89
Tigers for Dinner
Book 89 of 108 · published 2017
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90
The Beast With Five Fingures
Book 90 of 108 · published 2018
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91
A Bouquet Of Love
Book 91 of 108 · published 2018
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92
The Great Train Journey
Book 92 of 108 · published 2018
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93
Landour Bazaar
Book 93 of 108 · published 2018
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94
Roads To Mussoorie
Book 94 of 108 · published 2018
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95
Captain Young's Ghost
Book 95 of 108 · published 2018
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96
The Daffodil Case
Book 96 of 108 · published 2018
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97
Tiger in the Tunnel
Book 97 of 108 · published 2019
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98
A Gallery of Rascals
Book 98 of 108 · published 2019
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99
Words from My Window
Book 99 of 108 · published 2019
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100
Boyhood Dreams And Other Tales
Book 100 of 108 · published 2019
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101
Braving Mussoorie's Madding Crowd
Book 101 of 108 · published 2020
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102
Miracle At Happy Bazaar
Book 102 of 108 · published 2020
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103
The Trees Of Dehra
Book 103 of 108 · published 2020
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104
All-Time Favourites for Children
Book 104 of 108 · published 2021
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105
The Shadow on the Wall
Book 105 of 108 · published 2021
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106
All Creatures Great and Small
Book 106 of 108 · published 2022
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107
25 Greatest Stories for Young Readers
Book 107 of 108 · published 2023
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108
My India, Longing and Belonging
Latest in the series · book 108 of 108 · published 2023
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1
Angry River
Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 1972
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2
The Blue Umbrella
Book 2 of 13 · published 1980
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4
The Adventures of Rama and Sita
Book 4 of 13 · published 1987
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6
Binya's Blue Umbrella
Book 6 of 13 · published 1995
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7
Love Among the Bookshelves
Book 7 of 13 · published 2014
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8
The Day Grandfather Tickled a Tiger
Book 8 of 13 · published 2017
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10
Looking for the Rainbow
Book 10 of 13 · published 2017
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11
Dragon in the Tunnel
Book 11 of 13 · published 2017
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12
Ranji the Music Maker
Book 12 of 13 · published 2018
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13
The Wind on Haunted Hill
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2018
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1
Himalaya: Adventures, Meditations, Life
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2016 Co-authored · Namita Gokhale
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2
A Little Book of India
Book 2 of 4 · published 2022
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3
How to Live Your Life
Book 3 of 4 · published 2022
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4
Hold On to Your Dreams: A Letter to Young Friends
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2024
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1
The Young Oxford Book of Nasty Endings
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1998
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2
The Penguin Book of Indian Ghost Stories
Book 2 of 3 · published 2000
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3
Himalaya: Adventures, Meditations, Life
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2016
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ruskin Bond?
Ruskin Bond is an Indian children fiction and mystery author. He lives in Landour, India with his adopted family. He has been recognized for contributing to the development of children’s literature in India.
Which Ruskin Bond series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Rusty series, the earliest of Ruskin Bond's multi-book series: it opens with The Room on the Roof (1956) and runs to 9 books across 1956–2018, ending with Rusty and the Magic Mountain (2018).
How many books has Ruskin Bond written?
Ruskin Bond has 168 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1956 and 2024. 9 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Rusty series with 9 books — and 159 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Ruskin Bond's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Ruskin Bond's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Rusty (1956–2018, 9 books).
How are Ruskin Bond's books organised into series?
This guide splits Ruskin Bond's 168 books into 1 named series and 159 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Rusty (9 books, 1956–2018).
