Growing up in A Real Life Jungle Book

A Silent Bond with Animals

As she had demonstrated, Tippi had an incredible connection with animals. The girl said she believed all people had a special gift, and this was hers. She could communicate with animals on all levels and this gift led to her developing bonds with many different animals and allowed her parents to document her very special childhood. She seemed to speak all the animals' languages that she encountered, becoming friends with predator and grazer alike over time.

Friends Hug!

Ask any little girl if she would hug a bullfrog and your question will be met with shrieks of horror. Not from Tippi though. She loved all members of the animal kingdom, even if they were yukky and felt weird to touch. Her parents have a fantastic photo of Tippi and her bullfrog friend. Just look how tightly she is hugging the ribbiting fellow! He seems rather uncomfortable, don't you think? But he is holding her back!