Wind in the Willows

[theatokos]

I've been reading Wind in the Willows to Bennett. It seems far too advanced to be considered a children's book - the language is complex and the plot is not quite what I'm used to in kids' literature. But we're both enjoying it.

However, I am beginning to see far too much of Mr Toad in me for my liking. Yet some how he manages to keep a close band of loyal friends about him, so perhaps it'll be alright in the end.

Comments

[hrafntinna.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't have pegged you as Toad.

[nosce.livejournal.com]

You are so NOT Toad.

We read this to Iris last summer and have since read her Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Jungle Books, The Little Prince, and The Secret Garden. The language is SO advanced for childrens' literature- we're constantly shocked by the amount of difficultly written dialect, long words, or complex ideas presented in classic childrens' books.
For me, these were all things I read as a child, and it's so fascinating to see the things I pick up about the story as an adult, or the way they make me feel as opposed to how unaffected I was by them as a child. (Or oblivious, perhaps.)