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The Wind in the Willows (Puffin Classics) Paperback – Unabridged, March 27, 2008

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The much-loved classic tales of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad. When Mole goes boating with Ratty instead of doing his spring-cleaning, he discovers a whole new world. As well as adventures on the river and in the Wild Wood, there are high jinks on the open road with that reckless ruffian, Mr Toad of Toad Hall. Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad become the firmest of friends, but after Toad's latest escapade, can they join together and beat the wretched weasels once and for all? The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame is one of the twenty wonderful classic stories being relaunched in Puffin Classics in March 2015.
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“It is what I call a Household Book . . . a book which everybody in the household loves, and quotes continually ever afterwards; a book which is read aloud to every new guest.”
–A. A. Milne

About the Author

Kenneth Graham (1859-1932) was born in Edinburgh, but grew up with relatives in Berkshire where he developed his love for the countryside surrounding the upper parts of the River Thames. He was educated at St Edward's in Oxford, but instead of going on to Oxford University he joined the Bank of England, where he rose to become Secretary. He wrote several books including The Golden Age and Dream Days which includes the short story 'The Reluctant Dragon' (later made into a Disney movie). Kenneth Grahame developed the character of Toad in The Wind in the Willows to amuse his young son, Alistair. It was published in 1908 and still remains a best-loved children's classic.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 014132113X
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Puffin Books; Unabridged edition (March 27, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780141321134
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141321134
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 11 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 880L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.13 x 0.73 x 6.94 inches
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Customers enjoy the delightful illustrations that capture nature in astonishing ways. They find the story rich and well-told, introducing pleasant adventures. The book is enjoyable for readers of all ages. Many praise the kind and lovable characters. Readers consider it a good value for money.

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227 customers mention "Illustrations"184 positive43 negative

Customers find the illustrations in the book delightful and lovely. They describe the pictures as charming and cute, with beautiful descriptions that capture nature in astonishing ways. Readers appreciate the eloquent descriptions and beautiful metaphors. The book is nicely formatted with classic pen and ink drawings at the head of each chapter.

"...The characters - Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad - are wonderful creations. Mole, Rat, and Badger are conspicuously brave and loyal creatures...." Read more

"...I'm not British, but can perfectly imagine the brooks, the hedgerows, the country houses and woods...it makes me homesick for comforting places I've..." Read more

"...great and masterful use of the English language including its beautiful metaphors, and the presence of the fun and amusing Toad...." Read more

"...I adored an old fashioned language of this book, full of numerous cute sentence structure and adorable poems. _____..." Read more

187 customers mention "Story quality"181 positive6 negative

Customers enjoy the book's illustrations that bring the story to life. They find it a classic tale with short stories about true friends. The book is described as delightful on many levels and accessible for young children. Readers mention it's packed with charm, excitement, and wisdom, making it worth reading more than once.

"...is his home, and a great deal of this book is an enumeration of the pleasures of home: the snugness and familiarity, the comfort of a well-used..." Read more

"...The book seems to be a compilation of short stories, so you can skip some chapters entirely and not be left out of the plot...." Read more

"...initially published in 1908, it still manages to captivate and win readers’ hearts—the timeless fairytale about friendship, folly, wily, and life..." Read more

"...It is CRAMMED FULL of enchantment, charm, EXCITEMENT, sculduggery, and wisdom...." Read more

138 customers mention "Book for all ages"135 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the book for all ages. They find it an enjoyable fantasy filled with adventure that appeals to children and adults alike. The illustrations are a joy for both young and old readers, especially those who enjoy listening to audiobooks. The book has held the imagination of several generations of children, making it a good choice for road trips with kids.

"...Perfect road-trip-with-kids audiobook, especially for reluctant young listeners/readers who prefer movies, because this is very much like listening..." Read more

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45 customers mention "Fun"45 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's humor and find it a delightful way to spend an idle Sunday afternoon. They describe it as a heartwarming adventure that even adults can enjoy. The situations of the story are humorous and heartwarming, with excitement and wisdom.

"...properness than action and suspense, although it does have a good amount of comedy. Great stuff, but not for Spongebob Squarepants fans." Read more

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41 customers mention "Character development"41 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the well-developed characters. They find the animal characters kind and endearing, with personalities that stick. The characters are described as delightful, funny, and full of personality. Readers appreciate the clever fantasy of an animal society.

"...Its characters were delightful, and each had their own character flaws and their own strengths that played nicely off each other...." Read more

"...and even without illustrations one can imagine all the wonderful little animals and their little abodes, going from adventure to adventure, and..." Read more

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39 customers mention "Value for money"36 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the book's value for money. They find the story engaging and the language excellent. The edited version is a nice companion with sweet illustrations. The author's delightful side notes enhance the humor without taking away from the main narrative.

"...comfort of a well-used chair in front of the fire, and the simple pleasures of the table. Highly recommended." Read more

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"...This edited version is a wonderful alternative, with sweet illustrations...." Read more

124 customers mention "Writing quality"84 positive40 negative

Customers have different views on the writing quality. Some find it rich, descriptive, and easy to read with a poetic flow. Others mention that the text is abridged, can get wordy at times, and is written in British English with many words that need to be looked up.

"...every time at the ludicrous, pompous voice of Toad, the no-nonsense dry words of Badger, and of course Mole as he goes from nervous eagerness to a..." Read more

"...The high points of the book are its great and masterful use of the English language including its beautiful metaphors, and the presence of the fun..." Read more

"...considered to be a children's book, but it is too difficult for young children to read themselves, and many older children will no longer appreciate..." Read more

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44 customers mention "Print size"13 positive31 negative

Customers find the print size of the book difficult to read without a magnifying glass. They also mention that the spacing is poor and the layout confusing. The illustrations are also described as small or missing. Overall, readers feel the book lacks detail due to its short length.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2006
    The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, was originally a series of bedtime stories for Grahame's son. It is still commonly considered to be a children's book, but it is too difficult for young children to read themselves, and many older children will no longer appreciate the simple themes it covers. I imagine that its chief appeal is to adults, although children might enjoy having some parts of the book read to them.

    The characters - Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad - are wonderful creations. Mole, Rat, and Badger are conspicuously brave and loyal creatures. They love the comforts of home and hearth, yet they constantly set off on one rescue mission or another without a thought to their own safety. Toad, on the other hand, is a boastful nitwit, and it is amusing to the reader to see him brought down to size again and again.

    In reading this book, you get the idea that Grahame had thought for a long time about what it is like to be an animal. He understands how their energy ebbs and wanes with the seasons, and he writes that it is a great breach of animal courtesy to ask a favor during the winter, when everyone wants to stay inside and doze during most of the day. In summer, though, the animals are often abroad throughout the night, and they may see the sky grow bright again before they return home. Grahame also has wonderful intuition about animal senses:

    "We others, who have long lost the more subtle of the physical senses, have not proper terms to express an animal's intercommunications with his surroundings, living or otherwise, and have only the word `smell,' for instance, to include the whole range of delicate thrills which murmur in the nose of the animal night and day, summoning, warning, inciting, repelling. It was one of these mysterious fairy calls from out the void that suddenly reached Mole in the darkness, making him tingle through and through with its very familiar appeal, even while as yet he could not clearly remember what it was."

    What calls out to Mole in the darkness is his home, and a great deal of this book is an enumeration of the pleasures of home: the snugness and familiarity, the comfort of a well-used chair in front of the fire, and the simple pleasures of the table. Highly recommended.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2020
    🐀BOOK REVIEW / “The Wind In The Willows”/ by Kenneth Grahame🦡
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    Genre: Fairytale  
    Pages: 197
    Language: English
    Publisher: ebook
    Release date: 1908
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    🐸Reading this book was like coming back home after a long trip on an old boat in the company of good old friends.
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    🦦The Plot: Brilliant and sweet fairytale is about little Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad. Even though the book was initially published in 1908, it still manages to captivate and win readers’ hearts—the timeless fairytale about friendship, folly, wily, and life wisdom.
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    🐀The Writing Style: I enjoyed reading this brilliant fairytale. It is leisurely-paced and pleasurable to read. I can’t say there were many tense twists, but still, the story took me in suspense from the cover to cover. I adored an old fashioned language of this book, full of numerous cute sentence structure and adorable poems.
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    🦡The Characters: The number of the main characters isn’t numerous, so that it will be pretty easy to focus on their adventures and misadventures.
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    🐸My Favorite Quote: “But it was good to think he had this to come back to; this place which was all his own, these things which were so glad to see him again and could always be counted upon for the same simple welcome.”
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    🦦Would I read other books by this author: Yeap!
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    🦡My humble rating is: 5/5
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    P.S. Thank you so much What Victoria Read for such an awesome and sweet recommendation!🥰👋💙📖
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2005
    After watching the Disney adaptation of this classic, I decided to read it for myself, and I'm glad I did. Here are my reflections:

    When you watch the Disney animated film, the title seems to be a misnomer. Not so for the book. The book repeatedly references how the wind has a voice of its own, particularly in the fantastic, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn," chapter. The book seems to be a compilation of short stories, so you can skip some chapters entirely and not be left out of the plot. You can read the skipped chapters later if you so desire. They're wonderfully written, but to be honest, not much happens in them.

    In the movie, Toad never steals a motorcar. In the book he darn sure does. He goes to prison justly, but for some reason after his friends help him recapture Toad Hall, he is no longer pursued by the police, even though he is no less guilty of his crime and is even moreso guilty because of his defiant escape. In this way, the book has a loose end that the movie by Disney corrects. Unfortunately Toad's character is slightly altered in the Disney movie because of the way it ties up this loose end.

    The pace of the book seems to be very slow for a children's book and it's on quite a high reading level I would say. To me, this is surefire proof that literate kids 100 years ago were far more literate than literate kids of today. Harry Potter doesn't have near as high of a vocabulary level requirement as this book does. Most of the vocabulary is used to describe nature. Due to the slow pace of the book in which the narrator describes how beautiful the outdoors is, you really have to like nature to fully appreciate the author's intent. I don't know how many people in modern times really appreciate the outdoors. I sure don't. I hate mosquitos.

    The use of metaphors in this book is extraordinarily beautiful. The moon is anthropomorphized and described as deliberately and intently struggling to shine through the clouds to help Rat and Mole in their search for Otter's baby. Also, making a trek to the South is compared to checking out of a hotel, and strong smelling sausage is described as singing of garlic. This Grahame guy was far more of an adult author than a children's author if you ask me.

    I didn't really care for any of the characters other than Toad. I was saddened to see that he was left entirely out of many chapters. Toad was perfect comic relief. Sleeping way later than everyone else, not sharing his load of the work, claiming to do things he couldn't do, talking about how great he was, etc. The whole bit of Toad dressing as a washerwoman was great, and fortunately ate up a large chunk of the book.

    The high points of the book are its great and masterful use of the English language including its beautiful metaphors, and the presence of the fun and amusing Toad. The only thing it has that may not be so appreciated is its slow pace. The animals sit down to a meal about 200 times during the book, and the preparations for the meals seem overwhelmingly detailed, making you question whether "adventure" is a proper word to use in describing what's going on.

    This magnificent work seems targeted to upper class individuals who are bigger on manners and properness than action and suspense, although it does have a good amount of comedy. Great stuff, but not for Spongebob Squarepants fans.
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  • susan archibald
    5.0 out of 5 stars great illustrations!
    Reviewed in Canada on November 12, 2022
    bought for my 6 year old grandson for his Dad to read to him. they both enjoyed it tremendously. and I remember the writing and this edition had the original writing! A wonderful book for all ages! the illustrations are fabulous and true to the original ones!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Good story for Children
    Reviewed in India on October 30, 2024
    Came in pristine condition. Small book, easy read. Binding, paper quality and printing - top notch.
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  • Bee Durban
    5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest, sweetest, and warmest book of all
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2024
    How I had never read 'Wind in the Willows' before I really can't imagine. I'm so glad that I have now remedied that. I loved every minute of this book; the writing is absolutely beautiful, poetic, warm, and funny the story is engaging, and Toad is quite clearly the greatest character in any book ever (although we mustn't ever tell him that lest he swell to twice his normal size). A joy!
  • Monica
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bel libro !
    Reviewed in Italy on September 17, 2023
    Bel libro abbastanza semplice ma ben fatto ! Con CD.