The story revolves around a girl called Little Red Riding Hood. In the Grimms' and Perrault's versions of the tale, she is named after the red hooded cape/cloak that she wears. The girl walks through the woods to deliver food to her sickly grandmother (wine and cake depending on the translation). In the Grimms' version, she had the order from her mother to stay strictly on the path. A mean wolf wants to eat the girl and the food in the basket. He secretly stalks her behind trees, bushes, shrubs, and patches of little and tall grass. He approaches Little Red Riding Hood and she naïvely tells him where she is going. He suggests that the girl pick some flowers; which she does. In the meantime; he goes to the grandmother's house and gains entry by pretending to be the girl. He swallows the grandmother whole (in some stories, he locks her in the closet) and waits for the girl, disguised as the grandma. When the girl arrives, she notices that her grandmother looks very strange. Little Red then says, "What a deep voice you have!" ("The better to greet you with"), "Goodness, what big eyes you have!" ("The better to see you with"), "And what big hands you have!" ("The better to hug/grab you with"), and lastly, "What a big mouth you have" ("The better to eat you with!"), at which point the wolf jumps out of bed, and ate her up too. Then he falls asleep. In Charles Perrault's version of the story (the first version to be published), the tale ends here. However, in later versions the story continues generally as follows: A woodcutter (in the French version but in the Brothers Grimm and traditional German versions, it was a hunter) comes to the rescue and with his axe cuts open the sleeping wolf. Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother emerge unharmed. They then fill the wolf's body with heavy stones. The wolf awakens and tries to flee, but the stones cause him to collapse and die (Sanitized versions of the story have the grandmother shut in the closet instead of eaten, and some have Little Red Riding Hood saved by the lumberjack as the wolf advances on her rather than after she is eaten where the woodcutter kills the wolf with his axe)

A marvelous book; as to say. Once again, Franklin W. Dixon has written a fantastic story about our two famous detectives- Frank and Joe. Another of Dixon's classic, this book is equally mysterious with a slight humor. There are scenes where our two heroes almost have lost their lives. But finally, in the end, after a lot of struggle and brainstorming, they finally figure out the mystery. But what is the story all about? What do Frank and Joe do? What all encounters do they face? Well, I would only say that read the book and find out.

Filled with humor and that of Birbal's intelligence. It is a fantastic book and can be read in any time of the day or in which ever mood you are in. Though the book seems to be lengthy( true to the fact it is) you never feel bored or tired while reading it. It is such a book that you build a special bond with it! Such a bond that after reading it for sometime you find it extremely difficult to part with it! Overall, a marvelous book and a must- read for those who have a good sense of humor.

Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and The Olympians) is a fantasy-adventure novel which is set in the modern era but contains many aspects of Greek mythology. The protagonist is Percy Jackson, a twelve year old boy who has ADHD and dyslexia. He is a demigod. On a trip to Montauk Beach, a Minotaur kidnaps Percy's mother. The young boy wakes up later in a camp where an Oracle tells him that Zeuss' master lightning bolt has gone missing and Zeus holds Percy responsible. with the help of his friends, the protagonist begins his search. The children soon realize that a war is about to break out between Poseidon, Zeus and Hades. Unfortunately, Hades believes that the protagonist has stolen his helm.

The first thing anyone would tell you after reading this book will be, " It was awesome! Fantastic! You would never have read a book like this! This is one of Ruskin Bond's best books. You should surely read this!" And nevertheless, I will also share with you the same thing. If you have read any of Ruskin Bond's books, you would be knowing how they are: stories he writes about his life, about nature, sometimes fiction and not to forget- a great sense of humor! And like all his other book, Ruskin Bond' s this book is also like a fantastic treat for all those who like reading his books. So, do not forget to read this book of his also. Another fantastic delight that we have from one of India's favourite writers.