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Originals: Illustrated Wind in the Willows (Usborne Illustrated Story Collections) (Usborne Illustrated Originals)

Originals: Illustrated Wind in the Willows (Usborne Illustrated Story Collections) (Usborne Illustrated Originals)

by KennethGrahame (Author), RichardJohnson (Illustrator)

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    Hardcover 2012

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Synopsis

A beautiful gift edition of Kenneth Grahame's timeless classic, enchantingly illustrated and told in its complete and unabridged form. Join Mole, Ratty, Badger and Mr. Toad in their adventures and antics, from venturing into the dark and dangerous Wild Wood to simply messing about in boats. With a padded cover, stylish design and a ribbon marker, this will make a gift to be treasured and shared together again and again.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 336
 Edition: Sixty-fourth Edition
 Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Published: 01 Nov 2012
ISBN 10: 1409532712
ISBN 13: 9781409532712
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years

Media Reviews
'Complete and unabridged, this new edition has beautiful watercolour illustrations throughout, making it ideal for reading to children or to help develop reading on their own' - Baby and Me magazine
Author Bio
KENNETH GRAHAME was born in Edinburgh on March 8, 1859. He was brought up by his grandmother and spent much of his time exploring the woods and wildlife near his home, but was also a gifted scholar and captain of the school rugby team. He was sent to work in a bank, which he disliked, but it was while he was working there that he began writing, and soon became a successful author. The Wind in the Willows is based on letters and bedtime stories that Graham thought up for his son, Alistair, who was nicknamed 'Mouse'. A neighbour convinced Kenneth that he should turn the stories into a book, but when he did, it was rejected by all publishers except one. It wasn't until the then President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, said how much he loved the book that readers began to take notice. After that, The Wind in the Willows became a bestseller, and was even turned into a play with the help of A.A. Milne, the author of the Winnie the Pooh stories. Kenneth Grahame retired from the bank in the year The Wind in the Willows was published, and he died in 1932.