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The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
4.0

This is a fun read, though a little different than I was expecting from the Disney movie (it's easy to see the parallels, but the movie is very different from the book).

The format is that of anthology, with sorry stories. The first three follow Mowgli and the last three each follow a different, totally unrelated character. I enjoyed each story, though I found that set up a little odd.

I read the edition specially illustrated by Minalima with my four and two year old and they had a lot of fun with it. I would definitely recommend that illustrated edition, especially for kids!