A Child's Garden of Verses vs Just So Stories: Which Should You Read?
A Child's Garden of Verses
Rediscover the delight and innocence of childhood in these classic poems from celebrated author, Robert Louis Stevenson. From make-believe to climbing trees, bedtime stories to morning play and favourite cousins to…
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Just So Stories
Seven tales that explain special things about animals, such as how the whale got his tiny throat, the camel his hump and the leopard his spots.
The verdict
- Readers rate A Child's Garden of Verses highest: A Child's Garden of Verses 4.3 · Just So Stories 4.0.
- Just So Stories has the widest readership — 50016 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Child's Garden of Verses | Just So Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (27375) | 4.0 (50016) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (24) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (80) | 4.0 (83) |
Reception
| A Child's Garden of Verses | Just So Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 27375 | 50016 |
| Editions | 115 | 245 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 12750 | 20461 |
| Reading it now | 968 | 2199 |
| Written reviews | 946 | 1861 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1828 | 4018 |
| Pages | 130 | 113 |