The Wind in the Willows

One of the best-loved children’s classics, celebrated for its wonderful characters and its evocation of the nature of the Thames valley. Listed at number 16 on the BBC’s survey, The Big Read. This edition is beautifully illustrated by Tor Freeman and includes an extra section for young readers.

A British writer most famous for The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) worked at the Bank of England before retiring due to ill health. Grahame also wrote The Reluctant Dragon - which, like The Wind in the Willows, was adapted as a Disney film.

Tor Freeman was born in London, and graduated from Kingston University with a BA in Illustration in 1999. She has been working as a freelance illustrator since that time. In 2012 she was awarded a Sendak Fellowship, and together with two other illustrators spent a month in Connecticut.