Inspired by Kipling’s Just So Stories, this collection reimagines the whimsical origins of the world around us with playful language and rich imagination.
In the Just So Stories Kipling tells how the kangaroo got its distinctive hop. This playful adaptation brings the whimsical origin story to life for today's young readers, complete with corndog comparisons and boomerang similes that will have children giggling while...
Journey to ancient Australia where a proud, dancing animal seeks to be different from all the others. This charming adaptation from the Just So Stories explains how Kangaroo developed his distinctive hop and teaches young readers that our unique qualities often emerge...
A retelling of How Elephant Got Its Trunk from Just So Stories By Rudyard Kipling Long, long ago, before elephants had trunks, there was a little elephant named Elbert. Elbert loved to ask questions about everything! "Why is the sky blue?" he would ask. "What do birds...
How elephant got his trunk is revealed in this charming retelling of Rudyard Kipling's beloved tale. When young Elbert's endless questions drive his family to distraction, he embarks on an adventure to the great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River to discover what...
A retelling of How the Camel Got His Hump from Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling Once upon a time, a camel named Humphrey lived in a big sandy desert. Humphrey the Camel was very lazy and didn't like to do any work. One day, the Horse came galloping over to Humphrey....
A whimsical tale about how a leopard got its spots and found that being different makes the world more colorful! Join Leopard Louie and his friend Eddie the Ethiopian as they discover that their sandy-colored world makes hide-and-seek too easy. When they follow their...
A retelling of How Leopards Got Their Spots from the book Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling. Before our story begins, let's talk about a particular place called the veldt. Imagine a land so wide and open that the sky seems to stretch forever. The veldt is a vast,...
Rudyard Kipling Just So Stories retold for preschoolers. Have you ever seen a rhino? They have baggy, loose skin. But how did they get their baggy, loose skin? It may have happened when they learned to share! Once upon a time, there was a boy named Cyrus. He lived on...
A retelling of How Camel Got Its Hump from Just So Stories By Rudyard Kipling Long, long ago, when the world was brand new, and animals were just starting to help humans, there was a Camel who lived alone at the edge of a huge, wild desert. This Camel didn't want to...
In this playful adaptation of one of Rudyard Kipling's beloved Just So Stories, young Cyrus bakes a magnificent spice cake that attracts a rude Rhinoceros. After the Rhinoceros steals the cake, Cyrus devises a gentle plan involving cake crumbs and the Rhinoceros's...
A retelling from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Story for preschoolers. Once upon a time, a hungry Whale loved to swim in the big blue sea. He gobbled up all sorts of yummy fishies - starfish, garfish, even a twirly-whirly eel! But soon, only one tiny fish was left,...
A retelling of a Just So Story By Rudyard Kipling In the sea, once upon a time, my young friend, there was a whale, and he ate fish. He ate the starfish and the garfish, the crab and the dab, the plaice and the dace, the skate and his mate, the mackerel and the...