(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Kathleen Jennings. Johnson captures the essence of Grahame's beloved characters with expertise. When a lady mole and a lady rabbit take up lodgings in a cottage on the River Bank, Mole is disgruntled, Rat is perplexed, and Toad is eager to impress. Miscommunications ultimately give way to grand adventures. Grahame's world is neither disturbed nor transformed, merely richer. Jennings's illustrations perfectly complement the tale.

Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Clint Young. Kelly (The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate) boldly extends Grahame's iconic Wind in the Willows, bringing wit and imagination to the familiar characters' further adventures and adding appealing new players. Like Grahame, Kelly is generous with an extensive, appropriately British vocabulary, lightened in chatty footnotes. It's delicious to find the old friends thriving in a rousing, well-wrought tale that honors its source.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2012