The Wind in the Willows
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4.4 • 468 Ratings
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Publisher Description
An Apple Books Classics edition.
Visit the Wild Wood along the pastoral banks of the Thames, where quiet Mole and fun-loving Water Rat seek out their friends Badger and Toad for adventures. When Toad’s reckless driving gets him into big trouble, he must rely on his friends to help him out—and as the season turns, the friends must band together against a crew of ferocious stoats, ferrets, and weasels who are threatening to steal Toad Hall.
See why Kenneth Grahame’s charming tale of friendship and home has captured the hearts of children—and adults—everywhere since its publication in 1908.
Customer Reviews
An Unexpected Tale
One of the books I’d never gotten around to reading until well into adulthood, and it’s left me slightly puzzled. The story contains complex, flawed characters, difficult language and detours from the main thread that have me wondering whether it’s adults reading this that have made it a children’s classic and not the children reading it? A very enjoyable escape from everyday life nonetheless.
Beautiful
Not my typical read but this story was a pleasant literature surprise. The author does a wonderful job of painting the story alive with exquisite descriptions. I loved learning about Ratty, Mole, Badger, and Toad. I do feel like about 3/4 of the way through, that some parts were a bit hard to understand because of the way they were written like excessive use of descriptive words, etc. but overall I enjoyed reading this and am glad I finished this classic. Also was thrilled to learn there is a movie of it that you can watch for free on YouTube!
Loyal Friends
Story about 4 friends who are very loyal to each other despite the trouble that one of them stays in. Toad, River Rat, Mole and Badger have many adventures, and adults will find this book very entertaining