These twelve magical tales tell among other things how the camel got his hump; the leopard his spots; the elephant his trunk; how the alphabet was made; & how a butterfly caused mayhem at the court of King Solomon Rightfully considered one of the enduring classics of children's literature Just So Stories is an enchanting collection that still delights & illuminates over a century after it was first published Beautifully illustrated throughout by Kipling himself this Macmillan Collector's Library edition also contains an afterword by editor Marcus Clapham Designed to appeal to the booklover the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful special gift editions of much loved classic titles Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love & treasure ...

These witty stories were originally told by Rudyard Kipling to his own children In them he gives fanciful accounts of how & why things came to be as they are Generations of children have delighted to learn how the Leopard got his spots how the Elephant's Child on the banks of the great grey-green Limpopo acquired his trunk with the help of the Crocodile & the beginning of the Armadillos Beautifully illustrated in black-&-white by the author these delightful tales will hold the reader & listener spellbound ...

' Hear & attend & listen; for this befell & behappened & became & 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 & 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 & discover wacky facts about wild animals! Vintage Children's Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds & the adults in their lives Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book & Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas & The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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Samuel West reads ten of Rudyard Kipling's famous tales as broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Kipling Rudyard ...

The Leopard is happy to be sandy-yellow & greyish-brown all over But when he goes to the speckly-spickly forest he begins to wonder if spots would be better ...

Typically male or typically female? The game where you decide? The sex war starts here Picture a back-seat driver & what do you see? A man or a woman? This provocative game points the finger at all sorts of irritating behaviour & dares you to say whether it&s typically male or typically female There&s controversy in every card & if you offend the opposite sex
- well isn&t that Just Typical! Contents 50 Controversy Cards 50 Just Typical cards 24 Voting Cards Game Board 6 Playing Pieces Rules Age 15 for 3
- 6 players

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' One of the most hypnotically gripping books I've read in a long long time' TESS GERRITSENYour friend's child is missing It's your fault No family is perfect A husband three children & a full-time job so many plates to keep spinning No wonder you forgot you were supposed to be looking after your friend's daughter But no one has seen her since yesterday & she's not the first to go missing from your small town So who's hiding something?' She writes with a singular voice & a passion that roars off the page With a sharp double-twist ending it announces Daly as a potential star' Daily Mail' Fiendishly addictive' Guardian' Riveting! Daly plunges straight into the heart of every parent's worst nightmare with page-turning results' Lisa Gardner' The sort of book that causes you to lose half a day without even noticing' Elizabeth Haynes author of Into the Darkest Corner ...

In Richmal Compton's Just William the Outlaws plan a day of non-stop adventure The only problem is that William is meant to be babysitting But William won't let that stop him having fun with his gang
- he'll just bring the baby along! There is only one William This tousle-headed snub-nosed hearty loveable imp of mischief has been harassing his unfortunate family & delighting his hundreds of thousands of admirers since 1922 This delightful children's classic features a contemporary cover look illustrated by Chris Riddell along with the original inside illustrations by Thomas Henry which will bring the antics of the mischievous William Brown to a new generation of children
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In Richmal Crompton's Just William the Outlaws plan a day of non-stop adventure The only problem is that William is meant to be babysitting But William won't let that stop him having fun with his gang
- he'll just take the baby along! There is only one William This tousle-headed snub-nosed hearty lovable ball of mischief has been harassing his unfortunate family & delighting his hundreds of thousands of admirers since 1922 This wickedly funny children's classic features original inside illustrations by Thomas Henry a ribbon marker & a specially commissioned foreword by Roddy Doyle This beautiful hardback edition will introduce William Brown & the Outlaws to a new generation of children
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