ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

'Samuel was a snail of some individuality. Some considered him to be the

bad snail in the family, but that was because he did not listen to his elders

and liked to do things on his own... Birds and butterflies recognized no

man-made borders, so why should snails?'

If there is one thing that never gets old or boring or repetitive, it is stories

that detail the shenanigans of animals. Often extremely entertaining, animals

act in certain ways that are intriguing, wondrous and fascinating.

In All Creatures Great and Small, Ruskin Bond brings us stories and personal

essays that speak to this animal-human equation. He takes us into the world

of ambitious snails, conniving eagles, monkeys that love hot baths, humans

who befriend them and many other exciting tales!