X-Book

Just So Stories

Click Buy to Log in and see personalised pricing.

Send as a gift Get in the xigxag app
How does xigxag pricing work?

Listen to a sample

What to expect

‘I am the cat who walks by himself and all places are alike to me.’ Here are the delightful stories which Kipling first told his own children before setting them down on paper. How the Camel got his Hump, How the Leopard got his spots, How the Elephant got his Trunk, The Butterfly that Stamped, and many others. They remain popular, entertaining every generation, partly because of the story and partly because of the vivid way they are written. To hear them – unabridged as they are here – is to enjoy them in their original form.

Critics Review

The best version of Rudyard Kiplingu2019s Just So Stories.
Christina Hardyment, The Times
Winner of AudioFile Earphones AwardnThese literate and imaginative beast fables contain serious moral messages, but 101 years after their publication children still love them because theyu2019re fun. Kipling believed his stories should be read aloud, u2018just sou2019, and narrator Geoffrey Palmer is just superb. He reads with the gentle assurance of a beloved grown-up, providing Kiplingu2019s wildly improbable explanations to inquisitive children. We discover u2018How the Whale Got His Throatu2019, u2018How the Camel Got His Humpu2019, u2018How the Alphabet Was Madeu2019, and much more. From South Africa to Jerusalem, from the mid-Atlantic to a fictional island in the Red Sea, all are set in that wonderful place where animals can talk. This charming production includes a pamphlet with drawings and a snippet of classical music as a prelude to each of the 12 stories.
S.J.H., AudioFile
Author Rudyard Kipling
Narrator Geoffrey Palmer
Duration 3 hours and 27 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9789629544089
Format Audiobook
Publisher Naxos AudioBooks
Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

More from the same

Author

About xigxag

xigxag is an independent, UK-based audiobook platform and the UK’s only B Corp certified audiobook company. We offer nearly 150,000 audiobooks, all with professional human narration. No AI-generated voices. xigxag is rated an Ethical Consumer Best Buy for audiobooks and a top-rated ethical bookshop.

There is no subscription. You buy the audiobooks you want, you own them permanently, and prices start at £8.99. The more you listen over the year, the less you pay per book, and there is always a selection in Listen for Less from £3.99. You can also send audiobooks as gifts using our audiobook gift cards or in-app gifting.

Every audiobook on xigxag has honest reviews covering both the book and the narration, and our community features make it easy to share what you are listening to, discover what others recommend, and find your next listen.

Download or stream on iOS, Android, or in your browser. Browse the full catalogue at xigxag.co.uk.