Ranjit Lal has written fiction and non-fiction for both adults and children. His books include The Crow Chronicles, The Life and Times of Altu Faltu, That Summer at Kalagarh, The Bossman Adventures and Bossman and the Thrown Away Family. His most recent books for Puffin were The Caterpillar Who Went on a Diet and Other Stories and When Banshee Kissed Bimbo and Other Bird Stories.