THROUGH GRANDMA'S BAG OF STORIES, SUDHA MURTY RECREATES THE TRADITIONAL
WAY OF STORYTELLING, WHERE KIDS SIT AROUND A GRANDPARENT, WHILE GETTING
MESMERISED BY ONE INTERESTING TALE AFTER ANOTHER. AS THE BOOK STARTS,
THE SETTING IS THAT OF SUMMER, AND A FEW CHILDREN GO ON A HOLIDAY TO
THEIR GRANDPARENTS' HOME IN SHIGGAON, KARNATAKA. THEY PROCEED TO DO WHAT
CHILDREN DO BEST FIND SOMEONE TO PLAY WITH. THEY BEFRIEND THE KIDS NEXT
DOOR, AND HAVE LOADS OF FUN WITH THEM. FROM TAKING A FUN PICNIC TO
VISITING THE WEEKLY MARKET, THEY ENJOY EVERY MINUTE OF THEIR VACATION.
BUT THEIR FAVORITE THING TO DO IS LISTEN TO THEIR GRANDMOTHER'S
FANTASTIC STORIES. GRANDMA'S BAG OF STORIES CONTAINS THE STORIES THAT
THE GRANDMOTHER NARRATES TO ENTERTAIN THE SEVEN YOUNG CHILDREN. THE
TALES ARE MAGICAL, AND REPLETE WITH CAPTIVATING CHARACTERS. MORAL
LESSONS ARE SUBTLY BLENDED IN WITH THE TALES TO IMPRESS THE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS WRONG.THE ILLUSTRATIONS BY PRIYA
KURIAN MAKE THE BOOK MORE INTERESTING AND KEEP THE YOUNG READERS
ENGROSSED. THE STORIES FEATURE SEVERAL CHARACTERS LIKE A QUEEN WHO
DISCOVERS SILK, A PRINCESS WHO IS TURNED INTO AN ONION, A LAZY MAN, AN
ANGRY BEAR, CHEATS AND KINGS, AND MICE AND MONKEYS. THE STORIES ARE
BASED ON THE AUTHOR'S OWN CHILDHOOD IN SHIGGAON, AND THE STORIES THAT
SHE HEARD FROM HER GRANDMOTHER.
