This new hardback edition of The Wind in the Willows the classic story loved by children & adults alike has been created in partnership with the world-famous V&A Museum with exquisite cover designs from their William Morris collection Spring is in the air & Mole has found a wonderful new world There's boating with Ratty a feast with Badger & high jinx on the open road with that reckless ruffian Mr Toad of Toad Hall The four become the firmest of friends but after Toad's latest escapade can they join together & beat the wretched weasels? ...

Far from fading with time Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation Rat Mole Badger & the preposterous Mr Toad (with his Poop-poop-poop' road-hogging new motor-car) have brought delight to many through the years with their odd adventures on & by the river & at the imposing residence of Toad Hall Grahame's book was later dramatised by A A Milne & became a perennial Christmas favourite as Toad of Toad Hall It continues to enchant & above all perhaps inspire great affection ...

Illustrated by Arthur Rackham Far from fading with time Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation Rat Mole Badger & the preposterous Mr Toad have brought delight to many through the years with their odd adventures on & by the river & at the imposing residence of Toad Hall ...

Kenneth Graham's The Wind in the Willows is one of the most celebrated works of literature for children & this Penguin Classics edition contains notes & an introduction by Gillian Avery Meek little Mole wilful Ratty Badger the perennial bachelor & petulant boastful Toad over one hundred years since their first appearance in 1908 they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity folly & friendship & their misadventures
- in gypsy caravans stolen sports cars & their beloved Wild Wood
- continue to capture readers' imaginations & warm their hearts long after they grow up Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame to his son The Wind in the Willows is a timeless tale of animal cunning & human camaraderie This Penguin Classics edition features an appendix of the letters in which Grahame first related the exploits of Toad & new introduction by children's literature historian Gillian Avery Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) was an English bank official writer author of The Wind in the Willows (1908) set in the idyllic English countryside The work established Grahame's international reputation as a writer of children's books & has deeply influenced fantasy literature If you enjoyed The Wind in the Willows you might enjoy JM Barrie's Peter Pan also available in Penguin Classics'A charming book' Terry Jones

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There's nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as messing about in boats One of the all-time great animal stories Kenneth Grahame's classic children's book has delighted generations The Wild Wood seems a terrifying place to Mole until he finds it's full of friends
- Kind sleepy Badger; brave & lively Ratty; & the irresponsible Mr Toad famous for his wealth & his car smashes But there are also the sinister weasels & stoats & they capture Toad Hall when Mr Toad is in jail How will he escape? & can the friends fight together to save Toad Hall? Kenneth Grahame's classic The Wind in the Willows needs no introduction Entertaining adults & children alike for over a hundred years characters such as Ratty Mole Badger & of course the irrepressible Mr Toad have influenced children's animal stories ever since Fun exciting whimsical & dangerous at times The Wind in the Willows can't help but spark a child's imagination In this Egmont edition Kenneth Grahame's animal book is made all the more beautiful & enthralling thanks to the original illustrations by E H Shepard the man who also drew Winnie-the-Pooh Kenneth Grahame was born in 1859 He told his son stories about water rats & moles which became The Wind in the Willows the book for which he is best known He died in 1932
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' Believe me my young friend there is nothing
- absolutely nothing
- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats'

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The classic story retold for children growing in reading confidence as part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme Mole Ratty Badger & the infamous Mr Toad love nothing more than messing around on the river But when Mr Toad develops an obsession with motor vehicles will his friends be able to help before he loses everything? ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Mark Hall & Chris Taylor co-direct this animated version of Kenneth Grahame&s much-loved children&s tale Badger (voice of Michael Hordern) Rat (Ian Carmichael) & Mole (Richard Pearson) are the woodland & river-dwelling creatures who enjoy a simple settled existence in the English countryside However their brash & egotistical friend Toad (David Jason) is renowned for his passing fads & expensive but short-lived enthusiasms When Toad develops a passion for motor cars his resultant debts force him to sell his ancestral home Toad Hall to the cunning & conniving weasels ...

Experience the timeless story of Toad Rat Mole & Badger in a beautiful new unabridged hardcover designed & illustrated by New York Times Bestselling author & Eisner Award winning creator David Petersen (Mouse Guard) Painstakingly illustrated over three years this exquisite & lavish edition features both color & pen & ink illustrations throughout Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame to his son The Wind in the Willows is a timeless tale of animal cunning & human camaraderie Since its first publication in 1908 generations of adults & children have cherished this world of gurgling rivers & whispering reeds serving as home to the most lovable creatures in all literature— Rat Mole Badger & the irrepressible Toad of Toad Hall; with his goggles overcoat & love of fast cars Follow these little adventurers through gypsy caravans stolen sports cars & their Wild Wood Experience the timeless story of Toad Rat Mole & Badger in a beautiful new unabridged hardcover designed & illustrated by New York Times Bestselling author & Eisner Award winning creator David Petersen (Mouse Guard) Painstakingly illustrated over three years this exquisite & lavish edition features both color & pen & ink illustrations throughout Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame to his son The Wind in the Willows is a timeless tale of animal cunning & human camaraderie Since its first publication in 1908 generations of adults & children have cherished this world of gurgling rivers & whispering reeds serving as home to the most lovable creatures in all literature— Rat Mole Badger & the irrepressible Toad of Toad Hall; with his goggles overcoat & love of fast cars Follow these little adventurers through gypsy caravans stolen sports cars & their Wild Wood ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Griff Rhys Jones presents this documentary about Kenneth Grahame&s classic children&s novel & The Wind in the Willows& & in particular the character Mr Toad Griff takes a look at Toad&s personality traits such as his tendancies to act impulsively & form passing obsessions & suggests that Grahame&s troubled son Alastair may have been an inspiration for the character The programme also examines Grahame&s relationship with Alastair who suffered from health problems & committed suicide when he was still just a young man ...