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Gennifer Marconette asked this question about The Wind in the Willows:
What are the sexuality, profanity, and violence content of this book?
Spock's Cat Just to clarify Riverreed Greenland's comment below about the use of 'ass' in the book - in UK English, an ass is a donkey and the word is often used …moreJust to clarify Riverreed Greenland's comment below about the use of 'ass' in the book - in UK English, an ass is a donkey and the word is often used to mean 'silly, stupid, foolish'. I wouldn't, therefore, call it profanity. In US English, my understanding is that 'ass' is what we spell 'arse' in UK English. This is emphatically not what Kenneth Grahame means.

Otherwise, this is a very gentle, clean, and child-friendly book. There is a fight scene but this is not described graphically at all. (less)
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