momtoboyz Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 There are so many versions out there (Penguin, Signet, Oxford..) Which version would you recommend? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHZNS Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I would recommend the 75th Anniversary Edition. It is illustrated by E.H. Shepard and includes a preface by Margaret Hodges. It is a beautiful, unabridged, hardcover version. Rebecca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 We used the hardcover version illustrated by Michael Hague. This is one my favorite books that we own. It is beautiful...a delight to read. http://www.amazon.com/Wind-Willows-Kenneth-Grahame/dp/0805072373/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233491382&sr=1-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shasta Mom Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Well, you've hit a hot button topic with me:). The original version by Kenneth Grahame (unabridged) is one of the best (if not the best) works of children's literature out there. Reading his sentences is like slowly sipping a glass of great wine. Between sips, you find yourself revelling in what you just tasted. Please, don't look at anything but the original. And the other posters mentioned getting a book with great illustrations. I've seen a few out there. Don't sell yourself short. This book is very dear to our family's heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee in MI Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Newer copies change up the language a little, so Dolce Donum becomes Home Sweet Home, for example. This is a chapter title, so you should be able to check the table of contents on Amazon do see if they've changed it. My favorite is bizarrely illustrated by Arthur Rackham, but Shephard is iconic and Graham is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping In Puddles Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 My kids love this one: Illustrated by Inga Moore but it is abridged (a few chapters were left out... the original text was not changed) So what I did, was I borrowed the illustraded version from above and from the library and also got a copy that was paper back (unabridged) with few illustrations, I read to them the missing chapters. Your kids may be different than mine, but I think the illustrated one really helped pique their interest in the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 (edited) We used the hardcover version illustrated by Michael Hague. This is one my favorite books that we own. It is beautiful...a delight to read.http://www.amazon.com/Wind-Willows-Kenneth-Grahame/dp/0805072373/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233491382&sr=1-1 We love this one as well, and I prefer it to Shepherd. I too would recommend an unabridged version: the chapters "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" and "Wayfarers All" are sometimes omitted. The Hague edition, though newer, is intact and unaltered. Edited to add: I was thinking of Michael Foreman, not Hague. Edited February 1, 2009 by nmoira mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoboyz Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 Thanks for all the replies. Aren't the ones by Rackham and Shepard out of print though? And is that the original one that's being talked about? I would love one with the original text with illustrations (if possible). Is there one out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I would love one with the original text with illustrations (if possible). Is there one out there?Sorry, I was thinking of the Michael Foreman edition, not Michael Hague (though the Hague is also gorgeous). Unfortunately, Foreman is OOP. The Hague edition does look to be complete and unaltered; and I can't imagine he'd lend his name to something that wasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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