The Wind in the Willows (Walker Illustrated Classics) ~ Paperback ~ Kenneth Grahame

"Walker Illustrated Classics" is a new series which brings together some of the best-loved stories ever told, illustrated by some of today's finest artists. These exquisitely designed books, with their magnificent words and glorious pictures, are a pleasure to read - and re-read. The classics have never looked so good! Kenneth Grahame's classic children's story tells the adventures of the amiable Mole, the dapper Water Rat and the marvellous Badger as they endeavour to keep the wayward Toad out of trouble. It is sensitively abridged and beautifully illustrated with great charm and detail by Inga Moore. "A stunning achievement...Moore's illustrations are just so perfect for the book that you can almost feel Kenneth Grahame smiling down upon it." The Sunday Telegraph. "A book for your child to treasure - and, in time, share with their own children." The Good Book Guide. Author Biography Kenneth Grahame was born in 1859 and wrote fiction and fantasy for children. He is most famous for The Wind in the Willows (1908), which is considered to be one of the greatest classics of children's literature. He also wrote The Reluctant Dragon which was later adapted to a Disney movie. Inga Moore has illustrated numerous classics including Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden, as well as writing and illustrating Six Dinner Sid, which won a Smarties Book Prize (0-5 Category). She lives in Gloucestershire.