![]() Instead of reading, I indulged in the audio book version of The Wind in the Willows, unabridged and narrated brilliantly by Terry Jones of Monty Python fame, also director and screenplay writer for the movie Mr Toad's Wild Ride, as mentioned above. But, I could not write a review of Moore's version without rereading Grahame's text just to make sure she did a good job. Moore's interview in The Guardian from 2010 also soothed any fears I had that this great book could not survive an abridgement, no matter how idyllic the illustrations. However, it took Inga Moore's sumptuous illustrations for another childhood favorite of mine, The Secret Garden, and her charming picture book, A House in the Woods, along with a ringing endorsement from kid's book author, illustrator, and guru, Daniel Pinkwater for Moore's adaptation (yes, adaptation) of The Wind in the Willows on NPR to convince me to write this review. I think, above all else, I worried that people don't actually read The Wind in the Willows to their children anymore and this would be irrelevant. ![]() Yet, the idea of writing a review of this book is so overwhelming to me that I keep putting it off. ![]()
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