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Cheap Paperbacks of the Day

Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, New Directions, 1957, $1.25.

The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, Avon Camelot Edition, 1966, 60 cents.

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Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to Kenneth Grahame (1859), author of 'The Wind in the Willows'.
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"The clever men at Oxford know all that there is to be knowed. But they none of them know one half as much, as intelligent Mr. Toad."

✒️ #KennethGrahame, author of "The Wind in the Willows," was #BOTD 8 March 1859. #Literature

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Let's mess about in boats!

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« The Reluctant Dragon », 1983

by Michael Hague (American children's books illustrator, born 1948)
cover Illustration for #TheReluctantDragon by #KennethGrahame, Henry Holt & Co, 1983

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E.H. Shepard.

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#MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear Bag a kids' #mustread for the Christmas celebrations, packed with friendship, love and good food!

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Consequences in Alternate History: Across the Wild Wood By Tom AndersonHow a Scotsman’s Alcoholism and an Englishman’s Bad Aim Created Modern Children’s Literature Kenneth Grahame was, as one biographical sketch put it, ‘a big, shy Scot’. He was born in Ed...

Tom Anderson looks at how #TheWindInTheWillows by #KennethGrahame, written due to an odd turn of events involving a #bankrobbery, had a profound influence on both #childrensliterature and #fantasyfiction. www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/consequ...

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Cultivate positivity, teamwork, innovation and leadership with this rollicking foodie sporty animal adventure!

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This padded #leatherette 1984 edition of #WindintheWillows features 15 delightful #ColourPlates by #JonathanLangley. Wonderful #gift! Gift #inscription to previous owner. $30. #Booksky #ChildrensBooks #KidLit #KennethGrahame #animals #literature

Housie Mousie and the Big Cheese Housie Mousie and the Big Cheese eBook : Davies, Suzy, Geiger, Helen: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

A middlegrade Mystery!

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Housie Mousie and the Big Cheese Amazon.com: Housie Mousie and the Big Cheese: 9781998806805: Davies, Suzy, Geiger, Helen: Books

A rollicking cheese adventure with fun and friendship!

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🛶 “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” 🛶

~The Wind in the Willows 1908

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An award-winning book, full of adventure and fun!

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The kindly Badger thrust them down on a settle to toast themselves at the fire, and bade them remove their wet coats and boots.
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Happy #NationalBadgerDay! 🦡

He looked kindly down on them and patted both their heads. 'This is not the sort of night for small animals to be out,' he said paternally. 'I'm afraid you've been up to some of your pranks again, Ratty. But come along; come into the kitchen.'
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Consequences in Alternate History: Across the Wild Wood By Tom AndersonHow a Scotsman’s Alcoholism and an Englishman’s Bad Aim Created Modern Children’s Literature Kenneth Grahame was, as one biographical sketch put it, ‘a big, shy Scot’. He was born in Ed...

Tom Anderson looks at the unlikely set of circumstances that led to #KennethGrahame writing #TheWindInTheWillows and its cultural impact on other writers. #ChildrensFiction #Writing #WritingCommunity #Disney #Discworld www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/consequ...

"Hullo, Mole!" said the Water Rat.
"Hullo, Rat!" said The Mole.
"Like to come over?"
"All very well to talk."

This book made my childhood 💜

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🛶 "Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - ABSOLUTELY NOTHING - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in BOATS!" 🛶

~The Wind In The Willows, 1908

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Multiple views of the Wind in the Willows book bag

Wind in the Willows book style bag.

This cover is from a first edition The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Published by Methuen & Co, London, 1908

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Photo of Kenneth Grahame taken 1910. Born Edinburgh 1859, died Pangbourne, England 1932. Author of children's stories

Book cover. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (1908) shows mole, ratty and badger having a picnic at the riverside.

💙📚40 Fantasy Novels
No particular order (40 authors, 40 books)
Day 13 / 40
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#KennethGrahame

Current obsession is art of Mr Toad being a little fruitcake

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🛶"There is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats!" 🛶

~The Wind in the Willows, 1908

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'Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing—absolute nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Simply messing,' he went on dreamily: 'messing—about—in—boats; messing—'

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