num_pages: 148
description: How did the camel get his hump? How did the leopard get his spots? How did the elephant get his trunk? These are questions that children around the world have asked for centuries, but it took Nobel Prize winner Rudyard Kipling's lively, hilarious stories to give them answers. For one hundred years, these classic tales -- drawn from the oral storytelling traditions of India and Africa and filled with mischievously clever animals and people -- have entertained young and old alike.Intertwined within these delightful tales are little pearls of wisdom about the pitfalls of arrogance and pride and the importance of curiosity, imagination, and inventiveness. Kipling's rhythmic prose makes these tales perfect for sharing aloud with the whole family.This deluxe edition contains all of Kipling's unforgettable stories as well as ten stunning watercolors, along with numerous black-and-white drawings, from award-winning artist Barry Moser, bringing this timeless masterpiece brilliantly to life for a whole new generation of readers.
language: English
title: Just So Stories
titlecomplete: Just So Stories (Books of Wonder Classics)
characters: Little girl-daughter, Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog, Uncle Giraffe, Elephant's Child, Kolokolo Bird, Kangaroo, Old Man Kangaroo, Tired Old Kangaroo, Stute fish, Wild Man, Wild Cow, Wild Dog, Rhinoceros, Solomon the Son of David, aka The Most Wise Sovreign Suleiman-bin-Daoud, The Most Beautiful Queen Balkis, Bi-Colored-Python-Rock-Snake, Nqong, Wild Cat, All-the-Turtle-there-was, Dingo—Yellow-Dog, Tired-Dog, Poor-Dog, Slow-Solid Tortoise, Aunt Ostrich, Wild Horse, Uncle Baboon, Ethiopian, Aunt Hippopotamus, Painted Jaguar, Pau Amma, Mariner, Man, aka Son of Adam
genres: Fiction, Animals, Short Stories, British Literature, India, Young Adult, Literature, Classics, Childrens, Fantasy
ratings_count: 47724
series: Password Readers Leveled Stories
awards: awardedAt: -94665600000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
publisher: HarperCollins