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Day 17: The Jungle Book 

A series of fable-ish stories mostly populated by animal characters, including a bunch that don’t star Mowgli. 

The Mowgli stories are the best known for good reason. The Rikki-Tikki-Tavi story is the second strongest. The rest are good but not noteworthy. 

My 6yo and I both had a pretty tepid reaction to it. If you’re out of content to read with your kids, go for it. But here are some alternatives I’d recommend more strongly:

Better orphan story: The Graveyard Book

Better animal story: Watership Down

Better adventure: Treasure Island 

Better Kipling: Captains Courageous 

Four stars carried on Mowgli’s little man cub back

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saw this amazing sunset today and it literally took my breath away! the sky was like a painting with all those crazy colors. it's moments like these that make me appreciate the little things in life. anyone else had one of those days where nature just blows your mind? 🌅