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"Fans of Kipling's work will appreciate the new look and newcomers to the classic stories will be taken in by the bold artwork and approachable trim size." -- Publishers Weekly

A nice edition with 75 illustrations.

Just So Stories is a 1902 collection of original stories. Considered a classic of children's literature, the book is among Kipling's best known works. Kipling began working on the book... Read Full Overview

Kipling's own drawings, with their long, funny captions, illustrate his hilarious explanations of How the Camel Got His Hump, How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin, How the Armadillo Happened, and other animal How's. He began inventing these stories in his American wife's hometown... Read Full Overview

Once upon a time, O my Best Beloved . . . So begins this classic collection of gloriously fanciful tales of how things in the world came to be as they are. This collection includes the story of how the lazy camel found himself with a hump and how the insatiable curiosity of the... Read Full Overview

How did the whale get his throat? Why was the lazy camel lumbered with a hump? And how did the elephant's insatiable curiosity earn him a trunk? Conjuring up distant lands and exotic jungles, these imaginative tales are bewitching for both children and adults. This new edition... Read Full Overview

How did the camel get his hump? Why won't cats do as they are told? How did an inquisitive little elephant change the lives of elephants everywhere? Kipling's imagined answers to such questions draw on the beast fables of India, and they are full of jokes, subtexts, and exotic... Read Full Overview

Among Kipling's best known works. Just So Stories for Little Children is a collection of Fantasy Stories written by the British author Rudyardm Kipling. They account for the differences among animals, they are Origin Stories, fantastic accounts of how various phenomena came about... Read Full Overview

Enjoy five delightful retellings of Rudyard Kipling's cherished stories in this beautifully illustrated picture book.