The Jungle Book was written by the English author Rudyard Kipling. It is a collection of stories first published in 1894, featuring characters such as Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves, and animals like Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear
. Kipling wrote these stories while living in the United States, specifically in Vermont, after marrying Caroline Balestier
. The book draws heavily on Kipling's experiences and observations from his childhood and time spent in British India
