The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
Recommended by Neil Gaiman and Anthony Bourdain
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in For 8 Year Olds, Young Adult, and Most Recommended Books.
The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals in a pastoral version of England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of th...
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in For 8 Year Olds, Young Adult, and Most Recommended Books.
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Anthony Bourdain
“I think The Wind in the Willows is an excellent candidate for Best Book Ever Written. | The Wind in the Willows, a classic I loved as a child.”
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