Wind in the Willows* Read-Along starts on August 1st. From Wikipedia, it is described as "a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie."
While I think I've started reading it before (but never finished) my strongest impression of the story is Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in Disneyland. I'm looking forward to replacing that with an actual story.
We'll begin on Sunday, and I'll have the first set of questions (comprising approximately the first third of the novel - through Chapter 4) by the middle of next week.
Come along with me on this wild ride!
*it is in the public domain if you'd like to read online.
Photo credit.
posted by Mimi @ 7/28/2010 12:37:00 PM
13 Comments
13 Comments:
I am going to do my darndest to participate in this one. If memory serves me, a teacher read this book to us when I was super young. And I never picked up again. I did love the Disneyland ride, though, and since I can access this book online, I can read at work if there is any "slow" time...we shall see....
I have been meaning to read this book. I think I'll join you. I might even make it a family read aloud!
Oh wow! I have read this book so many times!But now that I think about it the last time was over fifteen years ago! I look forward to this journey into the enchanting land of the Wind and the Willows! (I will become one of your "followers" right now so I don't miss a single posting!)
Ann
P.S. So nice to hear from you!
We have this book (I've had it for years) and Pavlos took it in to school last year and his teacher read it out loud to the class. I read it so long ago, I might just have to read it with you:)
I'm really going to try to play along, but we are traveling and having company for much of the first two weeks of August. My 9-year-old niece will be here...she's not much of a reader but I wonder if she'd enjoy Mr. Frog and Mr. Toad...
Read an annotated version of this recently and fell in love with the book all over again. And it's a FAST read. :-)
(Mimi, let me know if you want some ideas about questions and background. The annotations I read annoyed me, but there was some stuff in there that was kind of interesting.)
P.S: Mr. Toad's Wild Ride -- :-)
I loved that ride, like I loved all the old rides in Disneyland. But "Wind in the Willows" is one of those rare books that I wish Disney had left alone. (Alice in Wonderland and Winnie-the-Pooh are two more.) They took a unique, charming book and turned it into a boring and formulaic movie.
Ahhh! I am so happy for you that you are reading this. Such a beautiful and good collection of stories.
OK. I am with you. I will pack it along our trip to Westport.
This one is less daunting.
I'm so excited, we have a great group and more are welcomed and encouraged.
I'm looking forward to it!
I'd like to hear your thoughts on this book...I love the illustrations on this one!
Yay! I'll take that photo...
Re films, there is a wonderful stop-motion animated film and series with the voice of David Jason as Toad: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wind-Willows-DVD-David-Jason/dp/B0010KG2P6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1281121145&sr=8-2 and in N Am, http://www.amazon.com/Wind-Willows-Complete-Richard-Pearson/dp/B0007GP82W/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1281121215&sr=8-3
FAR from Disney!
Cool, Anna! thank you!
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home