THE JUNGLE BOOK was first published in 1894 when author Rudyard Kipling was 28 years old. It actually consists of several stories, including Mowgli’s Brothers, The White Seal, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, and Toomai of the Elephants. The best known of these is the tale of the young Indian boy, Mowgli, who was raised by wolves. On a warm moonlit night, in the Seeonee Hills in the great jungle of India, a little boy - separated from his parents during a stampede - wanders into the jungle, where a family of wolves protects him from a traitorous tiger and hyena. The young and playful Mowgli grows big and strong and with the help of the bear, Baloo and the panther, Bagheera, he learns the Laws of the Jungle and how to protect himself.

In Joseph Robinette play, the tale of a young Rudyard Kipling, who is sent from his home in Bombay to a British boarding school where he encounters his own "jungle" runs parallel to the action-filled jungle scenes in the story of Mowgli. The lonely boy, tormented by classmates, begins writing stories of a boy raised by wolves in the jungles of India for solace, entertainment; and ultimately with the help his kindly professors, Rudyard earns scholastic achievement. Both young Rudyard and Mowgli, learn lessons of strength as they encounter hard knocks and survive.

Joseph Robinette is the author of more than 30 published plays and musicals, including The Fabulous Fable Factory, written with composer Thomas Tierney, and Charlotte's Web, adapted from the novel by E.B. White, two of the most widely produced children's plays in the United States. He has also dramatized the authorized stage versions of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Paper Chase, and A Rose for Emily. The recipient of numerous playwriting awards, Robinette was presented the 1976 Charlotte Chorpenning Cup, given annually by the Children's Theatre Association of America to "an outstanding writer of children's plays who has achieved national recognition."

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