From Barnes & NobleKenneth Grahame's 1908 children classic The Wind in the Willows has inspired sequels, stage plays, radio dramas, live action and animated films, television productions, puppet shows, and other adaptations. Now, Toad, Mole, Ratty, and Badger are back in an artfully turned story that involves an aerial catastrophe and a birthday cake and baguette battle. Writer Jacqueline Kelly and illustrator Clint Young capture the spirit of the original without relinquishing their own zest. Editor's recommendation.
School Library JournalGr 4–6—Toad's brainy nephew, Humphrey, has been kidnapped by Chief Weasel and Under-Stoat in order to repair the hot-air balloon that Toad lost in an unfortunate accident with a church steeple while Mole was a passenger.
