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If you have children and you have not read this gem with them, do it now. Go buy a lovely illustrated edition and make a memory that I think will last beyond childhood. Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger are characters worth knowing and visiting in childhood again and again.
When I closed the last page of this book, I was sad to see these characters go. I enjoyed the story, which had a classic quality from page one. There are numerous lessons to be learned here, the value of nature and how to live a ba ...more
When I closed the last page of this book, I was sad to see these characters go. I enjoyed the story, which had a classic quality from page one. There are numerous lessons to be learned here, the value of nature and how to live a ba ...more
Revisiting this childhood classic was an utter joy.
There is an irrepressible nostalgia in Wind in the Willows - not just from memories of previous reading experiences but from the timbre and setting of the story itself.
It conjures a "simpler" time when we lived more closely with nature and in the thrall of the seasons and the threat of technology was further away on the horizon than nowadays.
What struck me most however was appreciation of the small things - a love of home and a value of friendsh ...more
There is an irrepressible nostalgia in Wind in the Willows - not just from memories of previous reading experiences but from the timbre and setting of the story itself.
It conjures a "simpler" time when we lived more closely with nature and in the thrall of the seasons and the threat of technology was further away on the horizon than nowadays.
What struck me most however was appreciation of the small things - a love of home and a value of friendsh ...more
Aug 01, 2020
Shirley (stampartiste)
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it was amazing
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I loved this children's book. I read the board book to my youngest many years ago, and it definitely did not do this story justice. It is such a beautiful sweet tale of everyday (and not so everyday) adventures of four friends: a Water Rat, a Mole, a Badger, and The Toad. I say "The" Toad because this character is the one that really came alive for me. I personally have a "Toad" in my life, so I had to laugh and shake my head at this fun-loving, reckless, conceited, yet caring character. It's al
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There's something to be said about reading a children's classic when one is old and gray and can barely remember even being a child. This book was magical for so many reasons at this stage of my life. It brought back some happy memories. It made me smile and even giggle every now and again. But mostly I think I simply treasured the obvious love of language. So many times I re-read whole sections just to savor them. So beautifully done.
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Jan 18, 2012
Antonomasia
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Aug 05, 2013
Melanie
marked it as to-read-classics
Aug 22, 2013
ULa
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Dec 14, 2014
Tori Smith
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Dec 26, 2014
Ashley W
marked it as to-read
Jan 13, 2018
Soledad
marked it as to-read
Feb 06, 2020
Rachel
marked it as to-read
Feb 06, 2020
Michelle Brunet
marked it as owned-not-read
Oct 03, 2020
Allison
marked it as to-read
Apr 04, 2021
Jay
marked it as to-read
