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Katherine Rundell spent her childhood in Africa and Europe and is now a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, where she works on Renaissance literature. She is the bestselling author of
The Girl Savage, Rooftoppers,
The Wolf Wilder and
The Explorer. She won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award in 2014, and the Costa Children's Book Award in 2018. Her writing ¿ mostly on books, but also on climbing, on art and on wolves ¿ has appeared in the
London Review of Books,
The New York Times, the
Telegraph and
Intelligent Life.
Kristjana S Williams is an Icelandic artist who studied graphic design and illustration at Central St Martins. She has worked as a Creative Director, but now creates fine art pieces, art prints, furniture and more with her own studio. Her work is renowned throughout the industry and she has won numerous awards including a D&AD award, Clio Award and a first prize at New York Festivals Grand Prix. She has previously illustrated
The Wonder Garden for Wide Eyed Editions and has partnered with Paul Smith and Penhaligon's in recent years.
List of contents
- Chapter - 1: Before Mother Wolf Was A Mother, She was a Fighter
- Chapter - 2: Bagheera's Cage
- Chapter - 3: Baloo's Courage
- Chapter - 4: Kaa's Dance
- Chapter - 5: Mowgli
About the author
Katherine Rundell spent her childhood in Africa and Europe and is now a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, where she works on Renaissance literature. She is the bestselling author of
The Girl Savage, Rooftoppers,
The Wolf Wilder and
The Explorer. She won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award in 2014, and the Costa Children's Book Award in 2018. Her writing - mostly on books, but also on climbing, on art and on wolves - has appeared in the
London Review of Books,
The New York Times, the
Telegraph and
Intelligent Life.
Kristjana S Williams is an Icelandic artist who studied graphic design and illustration at Central St Martins. She has worked as a Creative Director, but now creates fine art pieces, art prints, furniture and more with her own studio. Her work is renowned throughout the industry and she has won numerous awards including a D&AD award, Clio Award and a first prize at New York Festivals Grand Prix. She has previously illustrated
The Wonder Garden for Wide Eyed Editions and has partnered with Paul Smith and Penhaligon's in recent years.
Summary
Rudyard Kipling's enduring classic The Jungle Book is retold for younger readers by Waterstones Children's Book Prize and Costa Children's Book Award winner, Katherine Rundell. Now in a gorgeous paperback edition, with colour illustrations throughout by Kristjana S Williams, illustrator of The Wonder Garden.
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This engaging tapestry of tales is enhanced by stylish illustrations, rich with colour and detail, which beautifully bring the jungle and its inhabitants to life.
