World Book Day: Readers share their favourite books

We'd asked you, dear readers, to take a selfie and tell us which your favourite books are.

On World Book Day, celebrated April 23, presenting some interesting responses we received. You can share yours too!

• ALSO SEE: Why I love reading Ruskin Bond

First up, we received this response from eight year old Abhinav JR from Bengaluru.

Posting a picture with the book The Quest for Paradise by Geronimo Stilton, he wrote: 'The book is about the search of Geronimo for the heart of happiness.'

Next, we have Amogha Raghuvir's favourite book:

'This book is from the series of Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. It features a detective Nancy Drew who meets a former queen of some country abroad who is searching for her missing grandson,' the 12 year old wrote about her entry.

P Rajeev, 41, Bengaluru sent us a picture with his favourite author, Ruskin Bond.

Many years ago a high school kid picked up a book from the dusty shelf of a neighborhood library. And the moving tale of friendship captivated his heart.

Many years later he finally made the trip that he was wanting to for a while. To meet and have a conversation with his favourite author.

"Which of my books do you like most?" the author asked him smilingly.

"The Room on the roof, sir," I replied.

Thank you Ruskin Bond for creating a magical world that I escape into so very often.

Bengaluru-based Malini JR, 40 is fascinated by Murder in Seven Acts by Kalpana Swaminathan.

'Mystery at its cutest and best. Set of 7 delicious mystery Stories,' she described the book.

Palanki Suryanarayana, 75 from Bangalore also picked his favourite.

'If I am exiled to an island for a month with only books of a single author for company, I will choose Bill Bryson,' he wrote.

'His book A Short History of Nearly Everything is a treasure trove containing amazing stories of fantastic characters, quirky adventures and fortuitous discoveries told in a breezily light manner.'

You too can participate and send us your responses.

Take a selfie with your favourite book/author and send it to getahead@rediff.co.in (subject: My Favourite Book) along with your NAME, AGE, LOCATION and a small brief about the book/author.

We'll publish the best responses right here on Rediff.com.