{"product_id":"9781786181039","title":"Not So Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnthology of culturally diverse writers create short works in reaction to Kipling’s Just So Stories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRudyard Kipling’s \u003ci\u003eJust So Stories\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the first true children’s books in the English language, a timeless classic that continues to delight readers to this day. Beautiful, evocative and playful, the stories of How the Whale Got His Throat or the First Letter Written paint a magical, primal world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s also deeply rooted in British colonialism. Kipling saw the Empire as a benign, civilising force, and his writing can be troubling to modern readers. \u003ci\u003eNot So Stores\u003c\/i\u003e attempts to redress the balance, bringing together new and established writers of colour from around the world to take the \u003ci\u003eJust So Stories\u003c\/i\u003e back, giving voices to cultures that were long deprived them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rebellion Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140135469296,"sku":"9781786181039","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781786181039_p0.jpg?v=1763729181","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781786181039","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}