Six short tales taken from The Wind in the Willows and rewritten for younger readersThe ideal book for bedtime reading, all stories are designed to be read in about 10 minutesWonderful characters and events from one of the best-loved children's classics of all timeBeautifully illustrated with plenty of detail to pore over Now younger children can discover the enchanting world of Rat, Mole, Badger and, of course, the irrepressible Toad as they have all sorts of adventures along the river bank. Perfect for reading to children aged 36. THE ILLUSTRATOR Graham Philpot has illustrated dozens of children's books including the classic Stuart Little, Enid Blyton's 'Secret' series and 'It Ends in Magic' by Spike Milligan. He is also the author and illustrator of The Amazing Anthony Ant which became a popular animated series by Hit Entertainment. Graham lives in London (Acton).
This book features in the following series: Tales From the Wind in the Willows, The Wind in the Willows .
This book has been graded for interest at 5-7 years.
There are 120 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2010 by HarperCollins Publishers .
Stella Maidment worked as a children's book editor before embarking on a career as a writer. Her wide-ranging work includes storybooks, activity books and several re-tellings of children's classics.
This book contains the following story:
The Wind in the Willows
Mole is spring cleaning his home when Ratty persuades him that there is nothing so much fun as messing about on boats. The two set off In Ratty's row boat and picnic by the riverside, then spend days in Ratty's riverside home. One day they decide to visit Toad at Toad Hall. Toad persuades the two of them to join him in his lovely yellow caravan. All goes well until the caravan is knocked into the road by a passing motor car. Days pass and Mole tries and fails to persuade Ratty to take him to meet the elusive Badger, so he sets off on his own and gets lost in the Wild Wood. Ratty rescues him and they stay the night at Badger's House. Meanwhile Toad has become so obscessed with cars he'borrows' one from a courtyard and end up in prison. The jailer's daughter takes pity on him and helps him to escape dressed in her washerwoman's clothes. However whilst Toad has been in prison, stoats and weasels have taken over Toad Hall and in a final battle Badger, Ratty , Mole and Toad must eject them and reinstate Toad.
This is a lovely version of Wind in the Willows designed for younger children. The illustrations are glorious and the text suitable for children from around age 3+ years.
