Status Updates From The Jungle Book

This story explores the bond between humans and nature through little Toomai’s courage and love for elephants. I especially liked how the elephants’ mysterious “dance” shows that nature has a world of its own, beyond human understanding.

“‘Now,’ said Bagheera, ‘jump on my back, Little Brother, and we will go home.’ One of the beauties of Jungle Law is that punishment settles all scores. There is no nagging afterward.” p83

Rikki-tikki’s story, as a mongoose, seems like it’s going to be pretty exciting.

The White Seal itself is hopeful in terms of what Kotick achieves, but when you think about the way the seals are actually killed, it is still a horrifying depiction of brutality.