'Hitopadesha' from the 'All Time Favourite' series is a meticulous collection of short stories each imbibing a moral message which will prove to be of immense practical value throughout the lives of readers. It comprises stories which have both animals and humans as characters bringing out the essence of each story in a simple and interesting manner. Each story begins in a beautiful, easy to comprehend narrative style and brings out, with its end, practical moral lessons on various situations of life. Most of the stories are identical to those of Panchtantra as Hitopadesha is largely based upon Panchtantra. In fact, the two classics share the same frame narrative. What's more, the book comprises several true to life, colourful pictures and a list of difficult words picked from each story along with their meanings at the end of the book to enhance the vocabulary of the readers to a great extent.