Just So Stories

Just So Stories

Puffin Classics
by Rudyard Kipling
Publisher: Puffin Books
Mass market paperback, 240 pages
Price: $7.99

The famous, funny, and inspiring stories of creation as readers have never heard them before. From the tale of how the leopard got his spots to the crab who played with the sea, from the ingenious invention of the alphabet to how the rhinoceros got his wrinkled skin, these stories of strange happenings in the High and Far-Off Times brim with life, humor, and magic.

Recommended as a read-aloud for children 3rd grade and younger. Older children should be able to read and enjoy the book by themselves.

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Flaws Mild violence
Summary: These hilarious and wise mythological origins stories are among the best-loved works of Rudyard Kipling.

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