num_pages: 176
description: The twelve magical Just So Stories tell, among other things, how the camel got his hump, the leopard his spots, the elephant his trunk, how the alphabet was made, and how a butterfly caused mayhem at the court of King Solomon when he stamped. Kipling's own illustrations make Just So Stories one of the few enduring classics of children's literature.
language: English
title: Just So Stories
titlecomplete: Just So Stories (Collector's Library)
characters: Aunt Ostrich, Dingo—Yellow-Dog, Tired-Dog, Poor-Dog, Elephant's Child, Wild Cow, Stute fish, Mariner, Wild Man, Little girl-daughter, Pau Amma, Man, aka Son of Adam, Kangaroo, Old Man Kangaroo, Tired Old Kangaroo, Slow-Solid Tortoise, Kolokolo Bird, Ethiopian, Solomon the Son of David, aka The Most Wise Sovreign Suleiman-bin-Daoud, Painted Jaguar, Aunt Hippopotamus, Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog, Wild Horse, Wild Dog, Rhinoceros, All-the-Turtle-there-was, Nqong, Bi-Colored-Python-Rock-Snake, The Most Beautiful Queen Balkis, Uncle Giraffe, Wild Cat, Uncle Baboon
genres: Literature, Young Adult, Childrens, Classics, India, Animals, Short Stories, Fiction, Fantasy, British Literature
ratings_count: 47717
series: Password Readers Leveled Stories
awards: awardedAt: -94665600000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
publisher: Collectors Library