2.5 stars.

The largest issue with this for me was the writing style. There was a lot to enjoy in the plot and it works well as a short adventure story for children, but the writing style is overly dense, formal, & stylized. This makes it fairly inaccessible and I can't comprehend it being easy to follow for a young child. There is a choppy nature to the plot (constructed as a series of short stories) that leaves large gaps in a way that could have been explored to make it a much more full and sweeping story. I felt mostly underwhelmed by the flat nature of this approach and really just wanted it to feel more connected and flowing. I wanted to feel the world in its entirety and follow Mowgli through his development in the jungle rather than just being handed snippets. The characters are fun and work together well and there is a lot that is good about the premise and the character interactions, but things just ultimately fell flat for me.