A Collection of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories Hardcover – Picture Book, October 7, 2004

I cannot speak highly enough about this wonderful book. It is meant to be read just as it is written and I started reading it to my twin boys when they were 4 years old. Immersing them in such beautiful language is such a gift. They never get tired of hearing the same stories over and over, especially "The Elephant's Child" with his satiable curtiosity! I particularly like this edition of it, because the illustrations are vibrant and interesting, without the book costing a fortune. Each story is very creative and I don't find it offensive at all. It was written in 1900, for crying out loud, and those kids turned out just fine, if you ask me. When your child gets to the stage where they never stop asking questions, you will especially enjoy the accompanying poem at the end of Elephant's Child. This is an absolute must have in any home library. When you read it, just make sure you use your funny voices to make the characters come alive.

This is another of the books I am adding to the library of my great grand children. These stories are wonderful and we have a lot of fun reading them. I read along with them, or I read a story and tell it to them.

The stories are classics. The illustrations are beautiful and honor the spirit of Kipling’s timeless tales.

Rudyard Kipling at his best story-telling. Book is a classic containing whimsical artwork and sweet stories.

I read these wonderful stories to my five year old daughter 40 years ago, we still remember them with such affection that I purchased them for her as a Christmas present. The stories were written by Kipling for hisdaughter and are called "Just So" stories because he would attempt variations when he told them to her..and she would interrupt him saying, "Oh no, Daddy..tell them just so.Sadly she died soon after these events.The illustrations are by different artista for each story so that adds interest to the publication.

This book met all my expectations. The illustrations are fabulous...so unique!!! And all the stories that we know so well are included in this book.

Our family has loved this book, the stories are, of course, wonderful - fun for parents to read and fun for kids to listen to. With at least one illustration per page and lots of full page illustrations, the pictures help keep our 3 year old's interest. And you wouldn't believe the vocabulary words a 3 year old can learn from great stories like these!

...My childhood favorite - down by the great, gray, green, greasy limpopo river all set about with fever trees...