"Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame is a beloved tale that follows the adventures of four anthropomorphized animal friends: Mole, Ratty (the Water Rat), Badger, and the impulsive Toad. Set in the idyllic countryside of England, the story explores themes of friendship, adventure, and the joys of nature. As Toad becomes enamored with the latest fads, particularly motorcars, he lands himself in trouble, prompting his friends to intervene. Together, they navigate the challenges of Toad's reckless behavior, face rival Weasels, and forge a deeper bond through their escapades, celebrating the beauty of their world and the importance of camaraderie. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called The Wind in the Willows .
This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.
There are 220 pages in this book. This book was published in 2017 by North-South Books .
Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) was a Scottish writer, most famous for one of the all-time classics of children's literature, The Wind in the Willows, as well as for The Reluctant Dragon. Sebastian Meschenmoser is one of Germanys' most successful and admired young illustrators for children. He has been nominated for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (Germany's Children's Book of the Year Award) and a coveted Lesepter Award. In 2008, he won the Dutch Silver Pencil (Zilveren Penseel) Award for the best foreign book illustrator of the year-an award previously won by the UK's Tony Ross, America's David MacCauley and his fellow German, Wolfgang Erlbruch.
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.
