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224 pp.
| Sterling |
March, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4027-8283-1$19.95
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Robert Ingpen.
A classic of English literature, the story of four animal friends--Mole, Ratty, Badger, and Mr. Toad--and their riverside adventures receives lavish, naturalistic illustrative treatment. Rendered in dusky greens, earthy browns, and firelit golds, the full-page paintings and spot art perfectly capture slightly sinister woodland environs and cozy underground interiors. Less anthropomorphized than in other illustrated editions, these animals still brim with personality.