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The audio version of this timeless classic was very charming! This was actually my very first audio book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I am not certain that this format will work for me with very many books, but it certainly proved to be quite entertaining here. Narrated by Alan Bennett, this version featured some of the voices from Alan Bennett’s stage adaptation at the National Theater in 1990. The music and sound effects really added to the experience for me and the various voices were so much
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This classic of children’s literature tells the adventures of four good friends – Mole, Rat, Badger and Toad – living on the edge of The Wild Wood. Toad is the most vexing animal! He’s boastful and given to hyperbole; on the other hand, he’s generous with his friends and sincerely remorseful – eventually. Fortunately for him, his friends compensate for his shortcomings. Rat is ever resourceful and a font of information. Badger is the wise old man of the wild wood – somewhat of a recluse, but gra
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Enjoyed the story.
The book does a beautiful job at anthropomorphism as each character had a distinctly unique personality.
The book does a beautiful job at anthropomorphism as each character had a distinctly unique personality.
Jul 19, 2014
Kris (My Novelesque Life)
marked it as to-read
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Theresa
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Jan 24, 2014
Elsbeth
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