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The Annotated Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame, Annie Gauger

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TheAromaofBooks

The Willows in Winter | William Horwood

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The first book read for my #BirthdayBashReadathon was a bit of a random choice - a sequel to The Wind in the Willows, written by not-the-original-Willows-author. I'm always somewhat leery of people piggy-backing off of someone else's work, but I think Horwood makes it work. It's obvious that he has a great deal of love and respect for Grahame's original characters, but says he was always a bit saddened by the ending of Willows, which reassures ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) the readers that Toad was “indeed an altered Toad.“ Horwood says he could never believe that a rascal like Toad could ever be completely reformed, and from that thought, this book was born. It's a soft pick for me, and I'm perhaps able to be more generous with it because while I like Willows, it isn't a heart-book for me, so the fact that Horwood doesn't *quite* get the tone right doesn't horrify me haha The pacing is a little uneven ⬇ 8mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) but for the most part this is a warm, respectful sequel to a beloved children's classic. Horwood went on to write three more books about the Willows characters, which I seem to have collected over the years, so I'll hopefully be reading them this year as well.

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Librarybelle Oddly, I‘ve never read The Wind in the Willows! 8mo

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 8mo

TheSpineView Excellent! 8mo

OriginalCyn620 🖤🖤🖤 8mo

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Aimeesue

Toad of Toad Hall | A.A. Milne

A strange assortment from the Book Sorting today. . . The Modern Library is Sixteen Famous American Plays. Let us just say that the fame here was in most cases of the fleeting variety. A.A. Milne was somewhat more fortunate with his play. 😄

LeahBergen I like that Milne! 2y

Aimeesue @LeahBergen That's the only one I'm planning on keeping😋 2y

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Elemar71

The Willows in Winter | William Horwood

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This is my fourth book of the year, and I absolutely loved it. It was cozy, charming, and atmospheric. Revisiting these characters was wonderful. Horwood stays very true to Grahame's vision. It was a good mix of silly plot and character interaction. A great cozy pallet cleanser. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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TheBookKeeper

The Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame

"Here today, up and off to somewhere else tomorrow! Travel, change, interest, excitement! The whole world before you and a horizon that's always changing! "
Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

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