Rudyard Kipling’s classic stories are beautifully presented in this highly attractive edition enhanced with eight stunning colour illustrations by Chris Riddell as well as by Kipling’s own illustrations – including his most famous one of The Elephant’s Child. Kipling’s versions of how different animals have come by their characteristic- How the Leopard Got his Spots, How the Whale Got His Throat, The Cat that Walked By Itself and the others remains one of the best books to read aloud to any one from 5 upwards.
The perfect gift for a curious mind. Share your beloved childhood stories with the next generation! A series of incredible tales from master storyteller Rudyard Kipling.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? Kipling first invented these delightful, warm and humorous stories about the beginning of the world and the first animals in it for his own daughter, Josephine. Conjuring up distant lands and exotic jungles, the imaginative tales are bewitching for both children and adults.This edition brings together the complete and unabridged text (including the thirteenth story, The Tabu Tale, which is often excluded from modern publications). Award-winning artist Robert Ingpen has interpreted and enriched the stories with stunning illustrations that bring an unforgettable cast of extraordinary animal characters to life.A full-colour illustrated edition of one of the world's best loved stories. 'Ingpen's drawings are utterly compelling' - Michael Morpurgo
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The perfect gift for a curious mind. Share your beloved childhood stories with the next generation!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Just So Stories and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Just So Stories features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Classic Literature, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Animal Stories
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Just So Stories was written by Rudyard Kipling and published by Welbeck Children's Books an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Just So Stories has 191 pages
Yes it is part of Robert Ingpen Illustrated Classics series
