About this item
Experience the timeless story of Toad, Rat, Mole, and Badger in a beautiful new unabridged, hardcover designed and illustrated by New York Times Bestselling author and Eisner Award winning creator David Petersen (Mouse Guard) . Painstakingly illustrated over three years, this exquisite and lavish edition features both color and pen and ink illustrations throughout. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame to his son, The Wind in the Willows is a timeless tale of animal cunning and human camaraderie. Since its first publication in 1908, generations of adults and children have cherished this world of gurgling rivers and whispering reeds, serving as home to the most lovable creatures in all literature -- Rat, Mole, Badger, and the irrepressible Toad of Toad Hall; with his goggles, overcoat and love of fast cars.
About the Author
Kenneth Grahame (/??re?.?m/ GRAY-?m; 8 March 1859 - 6 July 1932) was a British writer, most famous for The Wind in the Willows (1908) , one of the classics of children's literature. He also wrote The Reluctant Dragon; both books were later adapted into Disney films. Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by unknown [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
