Can’t there be a ‘slow food’ movement for children’s lit? Aug 11, 2009
CHRISTOPHER SHEA () legitimizes the dumbing down of children s literature with his patronizing put-down of Kenneth Grahame s masterpiece, The Wind in the Willows, which he describes as a tale a bit short on action. There is a modern tendency to race young readers (and listeners) through action-packed stories smeared in Day-Glo language, hardly slowing down or even stopping to savor a passage in a quiet moment of reflection. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Our Buicks, ourselves Aug 2, 2009
As Peter Green, the biographer of Kenneth Grahame, put it, the book is suffused with timeless, drowsy beatitude. Still, Dirda may go a step too far when he draws a parallel with another major author of the period. (Boston Globe)
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Boats add joy to life Jun 25, 2009
No one has ever caught the concept of living with boats better than Kenneth Grahame who, more than 100 years ago, wrote a book titled "Wind in the Willows.". Within this masterpiece is found the most quoted of all descriptions regarding this world of man, water and his toys. (News & Observer -- Sports)
A naturally gloomy nature May 12, 2009
As a result, there were larger families, parents who came to know their children better, and the rise of a body of children's literature by writers such as Kenneth Grahame, E. Nesbit, Beatrix Potter and J.M. Barrie. Writers, in fact, form an important grouplet in The Children's Book, and, in their wickedness and irresponsibility, not an altogether endearing one. (Globe and Mail)
A classic, partly lost in time, mostly timeless May 3, 2009
Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the publication of Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows," an occasion I celebrated in this space ... Some have claimed that Kenneth Grahame based Mr. Toad on Alastair and have seen this as reflecting the author's dissatisfaction with his son and as an unkind act that could have contributed to the young man's unhappiness. (Boston Globe)
A-G Oxford and Cambridge Writers an... Mar 23, 2009
Notable example Kenneth Grahame, author of The Wind In The Willows (1908), attended school at St. Edward s School in Oxford. He wished to attend the university, but he was unable to finance university studies. (Suite101.com)
The Almanac -- weekly Feb 24, 2009
They include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. in 1841; Scottish children's writer Kenneth Grahame, author of The Wind in the Willows, in 1859; American printer and type designer Frederic William Goudy in 1865; German nuclear chemist Otto Hahn, discoverer of nuclear fission, in 1879; actresses Louise Beavers in 1902 and Claire Trevor in 1910; actress/dancer Cyd Charisse in 1921; actresses Susan Clark in 1940 (age 69) and Lynn Redgrave in 1943 (age 66); former Monkee Mickey... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Charming 'Willows' gets kids involved Feb 12, 2009
Michael Hulett's adaptation of the classic children's book by Kenneth Grahame reduces the number of characters and condenses the action, adding several pleasant songs that are performed live against recorded accompaniment. There are also opportunities for participation when the audience is invited to contribute forest sounds and to whistle up help when Toad gets into trouble. (Honolulu Advertiser)
