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The Wind in the Willows

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The Wind in the Willows

Written by: Kenneth Grahame, Dina Gregory
Narrated by: Cush Jumbo, Harriet Walter, Aimee Lou Wood, Susan Wokoma, Jennifer Saunders, Raj Gatak, Clare Corbett, Gerard McDermott, Stephanie Racine
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Experience the classic tale of The Wind in the Willows as you’ve never heard it before.

Meet Lady Toad, Mistress Badger, Miss Water Rat and Mrs Mole as they go about their adventures, messing around on the river, gallivanting in Lady Toad’s shiny new toy and fighting valiantly to save Toad Hall from unruly squatters.

In this retelling by Dina Gregory, The Wind in the Willows becomes a story about a group of female animals to be admired for their close sisterhood and fierce independence. Featuring original music and songs by Rosabella Gregory and sound effects captured on location, put your headphones on, sit back and lose yourself in the British countryside.

Cover artwork and illustrations: Melissa Castrillon.

Public Domain (P)2020 Audible, Ltd Classics
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I loved it! Don't kid yourself! It's written for adults as well as your children!! I will be listening to it again with my grandchildren!

absolutely beautiful writing and acting!!

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This is a lovely and entertaining story - sweet and funny and well performed. Not just for children.

Delightful

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Even as an adult it made me laugh. A beautiful remastering of a classic!

spirited book for children

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While I appreciate and support our society’s agonizingly slow crawl towards respect and tolerance, and I realize full well there will be some missteps and failed experiments along the way, I fail to see the point of taking this early 20th century classic of children’s literature and changing all the gender roles from male to female. (I’m willing to admit that I may not be the target audience, so if this particular treatment makes the book more accessible to a audience who might otherwise find little relatable in a text with a paucity of female characters, perhaps it’s a worthwhile endeavour.) More to the point: I’m afraid the voice narration simply wasn’t that interesting. If you know the original text well, you will likely find this version jarring. Far better narrations of the original text already exist.

Bland, Unnecessary Update to a Classic

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I really loved this take on Wind in the Willows. The remake with an all-female cast made it really fun to listen to. This is the first time I’ve ever been able to make it all the way through the story. I really can’t stand Toad (the character, not the actor) so her parts were hard to listen too, but somehow still more tolerable in this version.

Really good spin on an old tale

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The narration and writing are strong, but the story itself falls flat. It follows characters who abandon loved ones, steal cars and horses, go to jail, break out, and drag others into chaos all without facing any real consequences. In the end, they send some money to some of the people they wronged, but there’s no real growth, accountability, or emotional payoff.

The characters claim they’ve changed, but nothing about them feels different. It’s all treated as a fun adventure, with no reflection on the harm caused.

What’s worse, this story is clearly written for kids with songs, poems, and a whimsical tone yet it glamorizes selfish, destructive behavior. I wouldn’t read this to my children, and I doubt many adults will find lasting value in it.

It’s a well-produced story, but ultimately hollow. No consequence, no substance, no real message.

Great Voice Acting, Disappointing Message.

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