Sid and Po

Sid is a lonely eight-year-old boy who lives with his busy father and devout grandmother, who is always in the puja room. One day, he decides to get a Labrador pup but ends up with a chameleon named Po (short for Pokiman), instead. But Po is no ordinary chameleon mind you, for not only can he talk (and finds English really easy compared to pigeon language), but science is his favourite subject. Despite this, Sid s heart is still set on getting a cute little puppy with floppy ears and a tail that wags like the wind. But all the changes when Po saves him from the neighbourhood bully, Ranbir aka Rambo. Soon, Sid and Po becomes best friends and plunge into a series of funny adventures. Prashant Pinge s stories are lighthearted and engaging and bring together two unlikely characters a shy boy and an over-smart chameleon joined together by that sweet and wonderful bond, friendship.

When Prashant Pinge is not writing children s fiction, he enjoys working on animation scripts and watching cartoons. At other times, he loves day-dreaming about magical realms and fantastic adventures. In fact, his most ardent desire is to give wings to his readers imagination, to immerse them in worlds they would otherwise never experience. Prashant lives in Mumbai with his pretty wife, Avantika. But some day, he hopes to build a small wooden cottage, nestled deep inside a mystical forest. And here s a little secret. Prashant has a talking parrot named Raghu.Other children s books by Prashant Pinge are: Avantika s Garden, Naughty Avantika and Raja & The Giant Donut.