{"product_id":"the-wind-in-the-willows-9780451530141","title":"The Wind in the Willows","description":"Hailed as one of the most enduringly popular works of the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of magical fancy and enchanting wit. Penned in lyrical prose, the adventures and misadventures of the book's intrepid quartet of heroes--Mole, Water Rat, Badger, and, of course, the incorrigible Toad--raise fantasy to the level of myth. Reflecting the freshness of childhood wonder, the story still offers adults endless sophistication, substance, and depth. The animals' world embodies the author's wry, whimsical, and unfailingly inventive imagination. It is a world that succeeding generations of both adult and young readers have found irresistible. But why say more? To use the words of the estimable Mr. Toad himself: \"Travel, change, interest, excitement!...Come inside.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an Introduction by Luanne Rice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Grahame\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signet Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.76h x 4.22w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451530141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenneth Grahame\u003c\/b\u003e (1859-1932) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the third of four children. When he was five, his mother died, and his father sent the children to live with relatives in England. Kindly treated yet emotionally isolated, the Grahame children constructed a world of childhood pleasures. Although Kenneth left that world at the age of nine when he went to St. Edward's School, its memory remained alive, even when he found no equal happiness in his adult life. Lack of funds ended his dream of attending Oxford and forced him to take a position with the Bank of England, where he had a successful career. In 1891, he anonymously published the first of his evocations of childhood, \u003ci\u003eThe Olympians\u003c\/i\u003e, in \u003ci\u003eThe National Observer\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Age \u003c\/i\u003e(1895) and\u003ci\u003e Dream Days \u003c\/i\u003e(1898) established his fame. \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/i\u003e, written to entertain his son, Alastair, was published in 1908. He wrote little thereafter, spending his remaining years in extensive traveling and in final retreat to the tranquility of the English countryside. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuanne Rice\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Lemon Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSummer of Roses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSilver Bells\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBeach Girls\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books have inspired television movies on TNT, CBS, and Hallmark Hall of Fame and a six-hour miniseries on Lifetime. She lives in New York City and Southern California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kenneth Grahame \/ Mass Market Paperbound \/ English","offer_id":47532366364829,"sku":"9780451530141","price":16.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_a17ddbd0-f7c8-41cd-8386-6fc8fa50d796.jpg?v=1767683387","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-wind-in-the-willows-9780451530141","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}