Appearing at the turn of the 20th century, Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories contained animal origin tales meant to amuse his daughter, and have since been adapted many times. Five favorites—"How the Whale Got His Throat", "How the Camel Got His Hump," "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin," "The Elephant's Child," and "The Cat That Walked by Himself"—are retold here with wry understatement for readers 4 to 7, and illustrated with hilarious cartoon paintings.