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Just So Stories for Little Children

Rudyard Kipling

Ages 5–10

Readers rate it 3.8 (77 on Hardcover)

240 pages · Released 1978

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Just So Stories for Little Children parent’s guide: what’s inside

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A note for parents

Just So Stories is a beloved classic collection of whimsical animal origin tales with playful language and imaginative humor. The stories celebrate curiosity, cleverness, and creativity while gently explaining how animals came to look the way they do. Violence is minimal and cartoonish (e.g., a rhinoceros is chased), and the book contains no profanity, sexual content, or mature themes. This is an excellent read-aloud for younger children and an engaging independent read for early readers.

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From the publisher

An illustrated collection of twelve humorous tales, including stories of how the rhinoceros got its skin and the leopard got its spots. An illustrated collection of twelve humorous tales, including stories of how the rhinoceros got its skin and the leopard got its spots.

Shelved under

  • Animals
  • to-read
  • Children's Literature
  • Children's stories, English
  • Fiction
  • Short stories
  • Juvenile fiction
  • Cuentos infantiles ingleses
  • Ficción juvenil
  • Animales
  • Translations into Spanish
  • Traducciones al español

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ISBN 9780517266557 · Weathervane Books

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