The Jungle Book is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear. A major theme in the book is abandonment followed by fostering, as in the life of Mowgli, echoing Kipling's own childhood.
See also: The Jungle Book (2016 film), Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, The Jungle Book (1967 film), The Jungle Book 2, List of The Jungle Book characters, and The Jungle Book (1994 film).