My brother preferred being with mother and me. He used to help us prepare vegetables in the kitchen or make the bread. But what he liked best was listening to my mother's stories. But those childhood days are long gone, and now a great distance divides sister and brother, children and mother.

    Bookworms World Stories collect stories written in English from around the world. The writers in this volume of stories from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka are Romesh Gunesekera, M. Athar Tahir, Chitra Divakaruni, Anu Kumar, Anne Ranasinghe, Ruskin Bond, Anita Desai, Vijita Fernando, and Amara Bavani Dev.

- SRI LANKA : Carapace Romesh Gunesekera
- PAKISTAN : The Inspector of Schools M. Athar Tabir
- INDIA : The Intelligence of Wild Things Chitra Banerjee Diuakaruni
- INDIA : The Kite-maker Anu Kumar
- SRI LANKA : The Stepmother Anne Ranasinghe
- INDIA : The Night Train at Deoli Ruskin Bond
- INDIA : A Devoted Son Anita Desai
- SRI LANKA : Missiya, the Wild One Vijita Fernando
- INDIA : For a Horseshoe Nail Amara Bavani Dev

- Winner Language Learner, Literature Award
- with Audio Download