Inspired by THE BUTTERFLY THAT STAMPED from short stories Rudyard Kipling. Once upon a time, there was a wise king named Solomon who lived in a beautiful palace. He was a very special king because he could talk to all the animals! He could understand the woofs of...
Inspired by Kipling’s Just So Stories, this collection reimagines the whimsical origins of the world around us with playful language and rich imagination.
King Solomon and the Magical Butterfly
A retelling of the story THE BUTTERFLY THAT STAMPED from Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling. This is a magical tale about one of the wisest kings who ever lived! Now, what made King Solomon so special? Well, get this – he could talk to animals! That's right, he...
Grumble and the Sharing School
An adaptation of THE BUTTERFLY THAT STAMPED from the short stories of Rudyard Kipling. Once upon a time, there was a magic school. It was full of colors: red, yellow, green and blue. The school had sparkling walls and floors that changed colors like a rainbow!...
Grumble’s Clever Plan
An adaptation of THE BUTTERFLY THAT STAMPED from Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling. Hidden deep within the Enchanted Forest, where ancient trees swayed and creaked, stood the Grand Academy of Mysterious Arts. A spiraling structure of vine-wrapped stone thrummed with...
Ruarc’s Cozy Cave and the Curious Cat
An adaptation from Just So Stories By Rudyard Kipling of THE CAT THAT WALKED BY HIMSELF. In a world so wild and free, Lived a cat, as wild as can be. Dogs ran, horses played, Cows wandered, night and day. A little boy named Ruarc for the night,Made a cave cozy, warm...
Ruarc’s Cave and the Cat Who Came and Went
A retelling of THE CAT THAT WALKED BY HIMSELF, a short story of Rudyard Kipling. In a time when the world was young, all creatures were wild. Dogs ran free in the forests, horses galloped across open fields, and cows wandered wherever they pleased. Even people lived...
Dr. Wonder and the Mischievous Crab
A retelling of THE CRAB THAT PLAYED WITH THE SEA, a short story by Rudyard Kipling. Once upon a time, in a world bursting with newness, there was a wise and gentle celestial Being named Dr. Wonder. Her special task was to watch over the newborn Earth, guiding its...
Snappy is Happy
A retelling of THE CRAB THAT PLAYED WITH THE SEA from Rudyard Kipling short stories. Once upon a time, there was a magical lady named Dr. Wonder. She lived up in the sky and helped all the animals find their special jobs. She told the big elephants, "You're strong!...
Taffy’s Talking Pictures
A retelling of HOW THE ALPHABET WAS MADE from a Rudyard Kipling story. Once upon a fun time, happy Taffy lived in a cozy cave with her mommy and daddy. Taffy loved to go on adventures with her daddy. One day, they went fishing by a big river. "Yay, fishing!" Taffy...
How the First Letter Was Written
A retelling of the story HOW THE ALPHABET WAS MADE from the Rudyard Kipling stories. Long, long ago, when all people lived in caves, there was a very special family. This was before smartphones and computers, books and pencils, and even kingdoms and cities. Back then,...
Stickly-Prickly and Slow-Solid Outsmart Jaguar
A retelling of THE BEGINNING OF THE ARMADILLOS from Just So Kipling Stories Once upon a time, two friends played in the jungle. Stickly-Prickly was a prickly hedgehog. His tortoise buddy was named Slow-Solid. A hungry, Jaguar walked through the jungle looking for...
Armadillos Beginnings in a Jungle Mix-Up
A retelling of THE BEGINNING OF THE ARMADILLOS, a Just So Rudyard Kipling story. Once upon a time, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, lived a hedgehog named Stickly-Prickly. He was covered in spikes, like a walking cactus! Stickly-Prickly shared his little corner...