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The Wind In The Willows

By Kenneth Grahame

Recommended By Michael Morpurgo

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Publish Date: 1908

Children’s book.

A classic of children’s literature, The Wind in the Willows tells the story of the silly and reckless Toad, who becomes obsessed with fast motor cars. When his obsession turns into danger, Toad’s friends Mole, Ratty and Badger will intervene to save him from prison and his home Toad Hall from the wicked Weasels and Stoats.

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