The images and scenes are familiar to virtually all. Read along with the wind in the willows on tumblebooks. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Like the other books for children selected for this series notably alices adventures in wonderland and kim the wind in the willows deserves recognition as a novel in which adult readers. The wind in the willows is a childrens novel by kenneth grahame, first published in free audio recording. The wind in the willows isnt really a childrens book. Kenneth grahame, the wind in the willows kenneth grahames the wind in the willows is a classic tale of four animal friends and their adventures. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through. Reader did a wonderful job with the characters voices. The wind in the willows e book kenneth grahame storytel. During the stayathome order, the tumblebook library is open to anyone, even if you dont have a library card. Listen to wind in the willows audiobook by kenneth grahame. The beautifully written work, with its evocative descriptions of the countryside interspersed with exciting adventures, became a classic of english.
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Illustration from the book, the wind in the willows, by kenneth grahame. A second wind for kenneth grahames wind in the willows. The wind in the willows ebook written by kenneth grahame. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Books similar to the wind in the willows the wind in the willows.
What are some books which read like the chapter the piper. The wind in the willows and other stories by grahame, kenneth rackham, arthur illustrator and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The wind in the willows is one of the most famous english childrens books, one of the most famous books about animals, and a classic book. Ive never been there, and im never going nor you either, if youve got any sense at all. Shepard, endpapers to the wind in the willows, 1931 and 1971 wind in the willows map, i want to blow this up and have it framed for a babys room. The wind in the willows, folio society abebooks passion for books. The wind in the willows is an excellent read for a child. There is simply nothing better than messing around in boats.
The wind in the willows kenneth grahame, inga moore on. One of the most celebrated works of classic literature for children meet little mole, willful ratty, badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant toad. Similar books like the wind in the willows tastedive. The wind in the willows is one of the most famous english childrens books, one of the most famous books about animals, and a classic book about messing about in boats. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. But whereas alices adventures is a childrens book that can be read by adults, the wind in the willows is an adults book that can be read by children.
The wind in the willows, known to many readers through theatrical adaptations such as toad of toad hall, belongs to a select group of english classics whose characters rat, mole, badger and mr toad and their catchphrases messing about in boats. Pink floyd paid homage to it with their first album. Like them, it is a novel which can be read on many levels, and arguably has a hidden subtext. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of england. Patrick bensons crosshatched drawings in this edition are so similar to ernest h. Having read a history of the oxford english dictionary, the annotated edition of wind in the willows was doublely delightful.
Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. The wind in the willows the wind in the willows is a classic childrens book. The text of the wind in the willows also encrypts a family tragedy. I have just finished reading a new book, the illustrators of the wind in the willows 19082008 by carolyn haresstryker. The wind in the willows is a classic of childrens literature by kenneth grahame, first published in 1908.
A sequel to kenneth grahames the wind in the willows kij johnson. Librivoxs wind in the willows by kenneth grahame read by adrian praetzellis. Generations of children have roamed the english countryside in the company of rat, mole, toad, and badger, the immortal animal friends of the wind in the willows. Like the other books for children selected for this series notably alices. The wind in the willows childrens classics by barrett, g. First published in 1908, kenneth grahames story of the riverbank adventures of mole, water rat, badger and the exasperating toad has become a true classic of english literature. The wind in the willows by kenneth grahame goodreads. Like all these books, the wind in the willows grew in the writing and ended up as something quite different from, and something much more. Shepards famous map of the wild wood from kenneth grahames classic the wind in the willows the map showing the way to toad hall. The classic story of how rat, mole, and the other riverbankers saved toad from his excesses. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The childrens play toad of toad hall is reprised every year. The muchloved classic tales of ratty, mole, badger and toad, reissued in hardback with a stunningly beautiful cover design based on.
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Listen to wind in the willows by kenneth grahame at. The characters are a collection of meadow animals, the main character being mr. Produced by david edwards, jen haines and the onlinedistributed proofreading team at thisfile was produced from images generously made availableby the internet archiveamerican libraries. I have read several different editions of wind in the willows to my children. Older readers will be reminded to step outside of their comfort zone and try new things. A second wind for kenneth grahames wind in the willows the. Some of my suggestions will be overlapped with those in other answers. Wind in the willows by kenneth grahame, signed abebooks. Not a lot, to be honest, because he has a beard and that kind of covers it.
It left me wanting to read books that are basically that chapter but extended to be booklength in therms of its numinous, ethereal, and evocative nature. If you like the wind in the willows you might like similar books winniethepooh, the house at pooh corner, just so stories, the borrowers, black beauty. If you mean similar to wind in the willows, there is quite a number of. From their genesis nearly a century ago as bedtime stories for the authors young son, these timeless tales of friendship amid the natural world have captivated readers of all ages. Etsy has thousands of handcrafted and vintage products that perfectly fit what youre searching for. Find books like the wind in the willows from the worlds largest community of readers. The wind in the willows, book of linked animal tales by british writer kenneth grahame that was published in 1908. The river bank of the wind in the willows by kenneth grahame free of charge on readcentral. The wind in the willows by kenneth grahame free ebook. Younger children will have an opportunity to expand their vocabulary while going off on fun adventures with the gang. Like all these books, the wind in the willows grew in the writing and ended up as something quite different from, and something much more complex than, a bedtime story.
The wind in the willows, which may be the oddest and most endearing classic from the golden age of british childrens books, has been reissued in two new annotated editions. The wind in the willows too many books and never enough. A timeless classic for generations, the wind in the willows may be difficult for todays kids in terms of its language and pacing. Hey, i just finished kenneth grahames the wind in the willows this morning and like a lot of people i was memorised by the piper at the gates of dawn with its mysticism. First off, wind in the willows is a beautifully written. Books similar to the wind in the willows goodreads. Each one is gloriously beautiful, but i do adore ingpens color and his detail.