Just So Stories (Puffin Classics)

by Rudyard Kipling (Author), Jonathan Stroud (Introduction)

• Used

  Illustrated
  2008

  $3.25

  The delightful tales of whales and cats and kangaroos and crabs - everything from how the camel got in a humph (and got his hump!) to how the alphabet was invented. Enchanting and funny, these fantastical stories continue to delight each and every generation. With an inspiring introduction by Jonathan Stroud, author of the 'Bartimaeus' trilogy, and including fun-filled endnotes.

• Used

  Paperback
  1984

  $21.17

• Used

  Hardcover
  1987

  $3.25

• New

  Hardcover
  1992

  $14.06

  Kipling began these stories in Vermont, to amuse his daughter when they were living in his wife's home town. The comic explanations, such as how the camel got his hump and how the whale got his throat, are complemented by the author's illustrations, with their extensive and ridiculous captions.