In Poondy, fruits are always falling on people's heads-from the jackfruit, coconut and toddy trees-causing many injuries. So all the Poondizens wear fruit-helmets invented by the legendary Falwala. Bim loves Poondy, with its falling fruits, its Wise Man and its barber-detective. Then one day, Miss Chitty, Bim's mother, who drives a coffee-coloured taxi, decides to move away from Poondy. Bim's last two weeks in his home town are full of strange and exciting adventures-from a bat attack to a bike theftthat can only happen here! Arjun Talwar's debut novel is a mad and hilarious romp through a town filled with eccentric people. It is brought to vivid life by Shilpa Ranade's beautiful illustrations.
| ISBN: | 9780143450955 |
| Publication date: | 9th November 2020 |
| Author: | Arjun Talwar |
| Illustrator: | Shilpa Ranade |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Random House India |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 168 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Adventure Stories Funny |