Weird questions children ask

Me: Because it’s feeling sleepy and was awake all night.

Ranjit Lal, author, environmentalist and birdwatcher

This was when my first book Simply Nanju (Duckbill, 2016) had come out and I was at a reading organised by Funky Rainbow bookstore in Bengaluru.
— “Miss, how long did it take you to write the book?” a little boy pipes up at the reading.
— “Three years,” I reply.
— “Three hours?!!”
— “No, no, three years.”
Loud “oohhhs” meet this announcement, as always, from both wide-eyed adults and children; three years is obviously a lifetime. A little later, in the throes of discussing a poster some wise soul has made that reads, ‘Stomp Out Bullying‘ scribbled inside a big shoe, another little fellow sidles up and whispers: “Aunty, can I ask you a question?”
— “Yes, of course. What is it, baba?”
— “Just wanted to know … were you very tired when you finished?”
There is no answer to such a question.

Zainab Sulaiman, author, special educator and human resource specialist

Seven-year-old: How can dinosaurs be Indian? You’re joking, right?

Me: Their fossil bones were discovered in different parts of India, which means they lived around
those places.

Child: I still can’t believe that dinosaur bones were found in our country. How come no other book
says it? You’re joking, right?

Vaishali Shroff, author and scriptwriter 

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