Just So Stories

Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling is a children’s, fiction, shorts first published in 1902. Its central concerns include curiosity, growth, imagination, friendship, and the testing of values, approached through the possibilities of children’s, fiction, shorts. Rather than depending on topical novelty, the book builds its interest through the interaction of character, situation, and idea. Rudyard Kipling relies on a clear, lively style designed to make wonder and danger immediately accessible, allowing mood and structure to carry as much meaning as subject matter. At roughly 34,302 words with a fairly easy reading profile, it offers a reading commitment that is easy to judge before beginning while still leaving room for close attention. Readers still return to it because of its place in the development of literature written for younger readers. Readers drawn to children’s, fiction, shorts and curiosity will find a work that combines a distinct period voice with questions that remain recognizable today.