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Just So Stories
Sep 20, 2024 12:32 AM

Author:Rudyard Kipling

Just So Stories

'Hear and attend and listen; for this befell and behappened and became and was'

Have you ever enquired why the elephant has such an enormously elongated nose? Are you confused by a cat's contrary nature? Have you ruminated on the wrinkles of a rhinocerous? Or speculated on a leopard's spots? Rudyard Kipling wondered about all these things too, and in this marvellous collection of stories he imagines how the animals became 'just so'.

Includes exclusive material: In the Backstory you can find out why Just So Stories is one of Philip Pullman’s favourite books and discover wacky facts about wild animals!

Vintage Children’s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Reviews

Hilarious, lively stories...drawn from the storytelling traditions of India and Africa

—— Daily Express

The Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling have always held a fascination for me, and doubtless sparked off my love of India

—— H.M The Prince of Wales

Today's children would do well to abandon their computers and iPods for an hour or two and read him

—— Griff Rhys Jones , Daily Mail

Weird and wonderful

—— Daily Telegraph

Just One Day is a character rich exploration of that time in life when you need to re-examine who you are. It’s about clarity, and love, and heartbreak, and angst. It’s the reason I love reading Gayle Forman’s world.

—— Victoria State Library Blog

Author Forman explores “the line between true self and feigned self,” the multiple personae, roles and identities that coexist in a single soul.

—— Kirkus

Sweepingly romantic, this book is a living, breathing memory of the whirlwind of emotions that go hand in hand with falling in love.

—— Sugarscape

. . . The plot is superfast, and is just the kind of story that could suck in even the most reluctant of readers.

—— bookzone4boys

Dibben expertly captures the sights, sounds and smells of Sweden in the 1790s and all the horror, drama and everyday life of Ancient Rome, even down to the snacks people ate in the street . . . The History Keepers has reminded me why I first started reading teenage fiction again – when it’s done well, as this is, you get proper heroes and villains . . . This series will be devoured by those who are looking for something new post Harry P.

—— Katy Moran

An exciting plot, evil baddies and lovable heroes all add to this exciting page-turner as the History Keepers race around Rome.

—— Scribbler Magazine

Yet another brilliant book that you never want to put down.

—— Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle
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