The Wind in the Willows: The Open Road

by Laura Driscoll (Adapter), Kenneth Grahame, Ann Iosa (Illustrator)

Happy young passengers will join the continuing adventures of Mole, Rat, and Toad as they hit the road in Toad’s brand new, brightly colored cart. It has all the comforts of home, and Toad loves it very much. But as they make their way, a honking vehicle even better, newer, and faster than a cart comes along!

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Classics, Fiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Laura Driscoll is the author of numerous first chapter and beginning reader books, including We Are Twins and The Bravest Cat! She lives in central Connecticut with her husband and two children.

Reviews

[grllopez ~ with freedom and books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable kids version (I can read book) and introduction to The Wind and the Willows. My kids read it over and over again.

[BookChicGeek · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the 1979 version with Beverly Gooding as the illustrator and the drawings were very whimsical and beautiful. It was a lovely read, a little more advanced reading for little ones but perfect for ones that can read on their own.

[Hope L. Justice · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is great, in a novel format. As an easy reader, not so much. This book felt random. We open on 2 friends who want to visit a neighbor, then are taken on a random adventure. There is no moral or lessen, as there seems to be with Toad's antics in the novel. It randomly ends with Toad uninterested in the carriage he had been inspired by in the beginning of the story. He then on the last page buys a car. Just random.

[☆Brittany☆ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ethan wasn't impressed with this book. He would barely listen as I read. I believe the big words/vocabulary was too much for him & I was trying to explain some things to him but this one just didn't catch his interest.

I know it's a classic but yeah, not classic enough for my kid to enjoy, ha.

[Amanda]

Emma enjoyed reading this one.