Relates how the leopard got his spotted coat in order to hunt the animals in the dappled shadows of the forest.

The Leopard is happy to be sandy-yellow and greyish-brown all over. But when he goes to the speckly-spickly forest, he begins to wonder if spots would be better...

A fascinating, richly illustrated exploration of the poignant origins of Rudyard Kipling’s world-famous children’s classic From "How the Leopard Got Its Spots" to "The Elephant’s Child," Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories have delighted readers across the world for more than a century. In this original study, John Batchelor explores the artistry with which Kipling created the Just So Stories, using each tale as an entry point into the writer’s life and work—including the tragedy that shadows much of the volume, the death of his daughter Josephine. Batchelor details the playful challenges the stories made to contemporary society. In his stories Kipling played with biblical and other stories of creation and imagined fantastical tales of animals' development and man's discovery of literacy. Richly illustrated with original drawings and family photographs, this account reveals Kipling’s public and private lives—and sheds new light on a much-loved and tremendously influential classic.

A leopard finds a way to get some spots in this graphic retelling of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale.

A leopard finds a way to get some spots in this graphic retelling of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale.

In this retelling of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale, a leopard finds a way to hide when the Ethiopian covers him with spots. Told in graphic novel format.

"Original and unabridged text of Rudyard Kipling's timeless classic. With refreshingly new illustrations." If you have ever asked, "how did the camel get his hump?" If you have ever wondered, "how did the leopard get his spots?" Then you are a very special kind of curious person who will love the answers in these books.