A book of three contemporary stories inspired by Indian folk tales. In The Girl Who Rode On A Lion, Anil and Kiki are suspicious when their cousin Durga comes to stay, but they soon find out that Durga is a very surprising person; in Monkey In The Stars, Hanuman the monkey god takes Amrita on a magical journey through the story of Diwali; and in The Temple By The Sea, Shanta is chosen to dance for the gods, but faces a terrible curse by doing so. (8+)

Published by Egmont Books Limited