num_pages: 244
description: If you ever feel like falling into a beautiful comic-book story--in the same way one falls back into a warm field of grass--reach for Michel Plessix's lush adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows . The artwork is an aquarelle, with thin, precise, detailed lines. It's no wonder he received numerous awards for his previous effort, Julien Boisvert , a contemporary take on the Tintin character type. In Wind in the Willows , Plessix breathes life into Mole, Rat, and Toad (of Toad Hall) as they picnic on the riverbank, indulge in Toad's latest fad, and get lost in Wild Wood. The pacing is each panel lingers just long enough to make you appreciate the simple pleasures of life. This review refers to ISBN 1561631965.
language: English
title: The Wind in the Willows
titlecomplete: The Wind in the Willows
characters: Rat, Mole, Otter, Badger, Toad
genres: Middle Grade, Audiobook, Animals, Childrens, Young Adult, Literature, Fantasy, Classics, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 210725
series: Usborne Picture Storybook Classics
awards: awardedAt: -378662400000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA)
category: Older Children (ages 8-14)
publisher: Yearling