MEET THE SUPERSTARS OF INDIA'S ANIMAL KINGDOM! A crocodile who loves eating rice. A mule who won an award for bravery. A camera-friendly tigress who ruled Ranthambore. Swashbuckling monitor lizards. Rats believed to be the children of a goddess. Cuddly dogs who help nervous travellers. Five thousand punctual parrots... Soar, crawl, hop and scamper about with these and other intriguing creatures, along with their equally interesting human friends, as they take you on a most unusual journey across the country. Cheerfully told and charmingly illustrated, these animal stories, collected from cities, jungles, rescue missions and maybe even your neighbourhood, are funny, fascinating and downright adorable. And the best part? They're all completely true!

Supriya Sehgal is a Delhi-based travel writer who has written for several international and Indian publications. Her favourite experiences include enjoying a big bowl of crunchy ant chutney in India, swimming with sharks in Sri Lanka, spotting shy anteaters and flying in a fourseater plane with an open window on a rainy day in Guyana. This is her first book for young readers.