How the Just So Stories Were Made by John Batchelor the week though it becomes less interesting

though it becomes less interesting as its subject ages

and a deluge of evidence to the contrary

Riding the Iron Rooster

whom he monitored obsessively

How the Just So Stories Were Made by John Batchelor the week though it becomes less interestingA fascinating, richly illustrated exploration of the poignant origins of Rudyard Kipling's world famous children's classic"In this concise and remarkable book . . . Batchelor guides us expertly . . . drawing on multiple sources and making intriguing connections between Kipling's stories for children and for adults." John Carey, The Sunday Times From "How the Leopard Got Its Spots" to "The Elephant's Child," Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories have