How the Camel Got His Hump

Written by Rudyard Kipling

Narrated by Cathy Dobson

Kipling’s classic tale taken from the Just So Stories. The camel who lives in the howling desert is reluctant to join the other animals in working for man. He gets his comeuppance when he is magically given a hump, so that he can work three days in a row without stopping to eat.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Red Door Consulting
• Release date: Feb 25, 2011
• ISBN: 9781467667869

Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay (now known as Mumbai), India, but returned with his parents to England at the age of five. Among Kipling’s best-known works are The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, and the poems “Mandalay” and “Gunga Din.” Kipling was the first English-language writer to receive the Nobel Prize for literature (1907) and was among the youngest to have received the award. 

Reviews for How the Camel Got His Hump

[elizajane_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Reason for Reading: Graphic Spin is my favourite series from this publisher!How delighted I was to see Stone Arch Press had added four of Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories" to their Graphic Spin series of fairytales and folktales! Pedro Rodriguez's illustrations are comical and full of expression. The book is set up a bit like a field guide as "explorer" Kipling, introduces us to the animal pre-change and then after the tale, he again presents the new animal post-change. The story is fun and while it's been 5 years since I read the original it seemed to be as I remember it. That is one thing I enjoy about this series, that they replicate the original versions without watering them down. Lovely book, looking forward to reading the other one we have on hand!