Ruskin Bond (born 19 May 1934) is an Indian author of British descent. He lives with his adopted family in Landour, Mussoorie, India. The Indian Council for Child Education has recognised his role in the growth of children's literature in India. He was awarded the Sahitya Academy Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra, his novel in English. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. Books by Ruskin Bond The Kitemaker Small Towns, Big Stories Rusty Comes Home Susanna's Seven Husbands The Chakrata Cat The Daffodil CaseDeath under the Deodars Mukesh Starts a Zoo The Beast with Five Fingers The Wind on Haunted Hill The Empty House Rusty the Boy from the Hills Mr. Oliver's Diary Once You Have Lived with Mountains Cricket for a Crocodile Petals on the Ganga The Day Grandfather Tickled a Tiger A MURDER IN MUSSOORIE AND OTHER TALES A Handful Of Nuts When the Night Falls The Hidden Pool Time Stops at Shamli Ruskin Bond The Best of Rus...