. Reviewed in Sweden on 20 January Beautiful version of this Rudyard Kipling classic. A classic story of friendship between man and beast. Tight animation, well-voiced and songs that. The choreographer and director Akram Khan's reimagining of Kipling's fable updates the message but leaves out the fun. Lovely book. The Jungle Books Goodreads, Inc. The colouring of the cover is a little different than. They are best known for the `Mowgli' stories; the tale of a baby abandoned and brought up by wolves, educated in the ways and secrets of the jungle by Kaa the. And, while his cheeky yet charming escapades through an intricately realised, mythic world all prove more than enough to make eyes pop and. Freddie Lyons' terrifying performance of the fear-provoking Shere Khan embodied the perfect antagonist for Sarada Pillai as the fearless Mowgli. Saved from the jaws of the evil tiger Shere Khan, young Mowgli is adopted by a wolf pack. Read reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Khan's Jungle Book Reimagined, which premiered in in the UK and lands in Canberra next week before runs at the Perth and Adelaide festivals. The Jungle Book grapples with the bare necessities and puts together a formidable, strong feature.