India, Oct. 29 -- Bedtime for most parents comes with a familiar, high-stakes demand: "Tell me a story, but make it fun, different, and new!" For IPS officer Kiran Sivakumar, currently serving as Inspector General of Police (Lucknow Range) in Uttar Pradesh, answering that nightly call to action gradually bloomed into a heartwarming children's book aptly titled The Father Who Ran Out of Stories.

The book features two recurring characters Dino and Rhino and a series of their adventures involving travel, mysteries, unusual encounters and imaginary worlds. As the stories evolved, Dino and Rhino began exploring different countries, historical events, scientific ideas and cultural settings. Some adventures drew inspiration from places the fami...