Just So Stories: For Little Children
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: Reprint
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Few books have so enchantingly explained the unexplainable as Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, a timeless collection of whimsical origin tales that answers life's most pressing questions: How did the elephant get its trunk? How did the leopard get its spots? What gave the camel its hump? First published in 1902 and illustrated by Kipling himself, this beloved classic presents twelve inventive fables brimming with playful language, lovable animal heroes, and the irresistible cadence of a master storyteller reading aloud by firelight. Kipling's prose is a wonder of rhythmic invention — lush, repetitive, and incantatory — drawing as much from oral storytelling traditions as from his own vast literary imagination. Each tale is a masterclass in the art of the tall tale, balancing absurdist comedy with genuine warmth and a deep affection for the natural world. A cornerstone of children's literature and a treasure of the British canon, Just So Stories has captivated generations of young readers and adults alike, and one cannot help but wonder: what other mysteries of the world has Kipling quietly, cleverly solved?
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Format: Hardback
Published: 1902, Macmillan and Co., Limited
Genre: Childrens fiction
Edition: Reprint
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Few books have so enchantingly explained the unexplainable as Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, a timeless collection of whimsical origin tales that answers life's most pressing questions: How did the elephant get its trunk? How did the leopard get its spots? What gave the camel its hump? First published in 1902 and illustrated by Kipling himself, this beloved classic presents twelve inventive fables brimming with playful language, lovable animal heroes, and the irresistible cadence of a master storyteller reading aloud by firelight. Kipling's prose is a wonder of rhythmic invention — lush, repetitive, and incantatory — drawing as much from oral storytelling traditions as from his own vast literary imagination. Each tale is a masterclass in the art of the tall tale, balancing absurdist comedy with genuine warmth and a deep affection for the natural world. A cornerstone of children's literature and a treasure of the British canon, Just So Stories has captivated generations of young readers and adults alike, and one cannot help but wonder: what other mysteries of the world has Kipling quietly, cleverly solved?