The Rudyard Kipling story is one of my favorites and the Tim Raglin illustrations are perfect for the story, but I was very disappointed in the Kindle treatment. In answer he would get a nice spanking from his uncle (Giraffe), aunt (Hippopotamus), and all his other relatives to whom he persistently asked the question. The whole experience is very cute. I found it adorable, but kind of scary at some parts (I didn't want the Elephant Child to die)! I chose the "read it to me" feature just to see what happened. He asks "what do crocodiles eat for dinner" to multiple characters, and each of the characters spank him for being curious. For a change the child isn't the one who needed to learn a lesson. The Elephant's Child (poem) by Rudyard Kipling. The crocodile grabs onto the elephant's very short nose and pulls. Story-A+, Illustrations-A+, K.I am reviewing the Kindle version of this book which includes the Tim Raglin illustrations, but not the Jack Nicholson narration.

Can they think of any other fables? At one point he wants to know what crocodiles are and what one would have for dinner, gets spanked, but finds out where to go to find a crocodile. He finally meets a crocodile and asks him "what do crocodiles eat for dinner". However, when it doesn't, he learns to use his nose to his advantage, for things like "spanking" and has all the other elephants going to the crocodile for a "new nose. The text is much too small and Kindle just allows you to double-tap to get slightly larger text in a crude dialog box that is awkward to use and distracts from the illustrations. (I still listen to them on a regular basis!) I let them rest from nine till five. I found it adorable, but kind of scary at some parts (I didn't want the Elephant Child to die)! I used to listen to this book over and over on my little cassette player until I drove my brother mad.The language, o best beloved, is most delectable. I could almost laugh, imagining a child going around spanking all the adults that spanked him for asking,This tells the story of how the Elephant got his long nose. As illustrated on the story's cover, the Elephant's child had a tug-of-war with the hungry crocodile. I have never read a children's book on my NOOK before, and it was such a great experience! Here's my favorite quote: "He went especially out of his way to find a broad Hippopotamus (she was no relation of his), and he spanked her very hard, to make sure t.I read this for PrimeTime and found myself nostalgic for the days when beating children without explanation was acceptable and revenge was sweet.

All my grandkids have loved this story offered as an eBook through Barnes and Noble as an interactive book where you can choose to have the book be read to you or read it yourself. It has this great read to me option that the kids love since Mommy can't read in a man's voice. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account.Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.Start by marking “The Elephant's Child (Just So Stories)” as Want to Read:Error rating book. I knooow this book was writen in a very different time but it just grated on me :/ I woudn't want to give this book as a present to a small child.This was free with the recent Nook update to show the enhanced children's books. The sad child is encouraged by the snake that saved him, to look at all the things the child could do with his long trunk.

The stories describe how one animal or another acquired its most distinctive features, such as how the leopard got his spots. Just kidding - I was a bit disturbed by the message of this book but I like that the PrimeTime kids will have to take a break from their modern-sheltered-21st C-childhoods while reading it. So 19th Century. The story tells of how an Elephant gets it's long trunk. He journeys across Africa and finds one. The crocodile bites the elephant's little nose and, in an effort to escape, the elephant pulls his nose back. It was subversive too. The Elephant’s Child, undaunted by his early experiences, and still eager to explore his universe, soon finds himself in real danger; but even here he stoutly exerts himself, and by the help of the adult and equivocal Bi-Coloured-Rock-Snake, escapes with his life, though mourning apparent malformation. A review by H. W. Boynton","Kipling's Children and the Category of 'Children's Literature,Full text of the stories, including Kipling's illustrations,The Phantom 'Rickshaw and other Eerie Tales,Wee Willie Winkie and Other Child Stories,From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches, Letters of Travel,Rudyard Kipling's Verse: Definitive Edition,https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Just_So_Stories&oldid=978995596,20th-century British children's literature,Short story collections by Rudyard Kipling,Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.

He asks endless questions in the manner of small children, receiving many spankings for his trouble, until he hits on a question that provokes a torrent of sp.Kipling's Just So Stories are literary classics characterized by a wonderful sense of humor and brilliant use of language. This would be a good way to introduce the saying, "curiosity killed the cat". Still, children should be told not to go around spanking those who have only mere-smear noses. At one point he wants to know what crocodiles are and what one would have for dinner, gets spanked, but finds out where to go to find a crocodile.