Kenneth Grahame -    fiction - 1908 - p. 131     

The Wind in the Willows is an English children’s book that features stories of various anthropomorphic animals including Frog, Toad, Mole, Rat, Badger, and more. The stories range from the mundane to the grave, featuring issues as lighthearted as giving up on spring cleaning in favor of canoeing and as serious as addressing a friend’s self-destructive and life-threatening behavior. 

The book, written by Kenneth Grahame, has been illustrated by numerous artists over the years; Ernest Shepard’s illustrations are generally regarded as the most successful. Then-President Theodore Roosevelt himself worked to secure the book’s publication after Grahame met with initial reluctance from publishers. 

Key elements: Europe, juvenile literature