Wind in the Willows

Cultural  

1. (1908) A classic children's fantasy by the British writer Kenneth Grahame. Originally intended only as bedtime stories for his son, this idyllic tale of the English countryside and river banks chronicles the adventures of Mr. Toad, Mole, Rat, and their friend, Badger.

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Example Sentences

The print that sold for the record fee on Wednesday once belonged to "The Wind in the Willows" author Kenneth Grahame.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Harry sang in a short-lived, bucolic hippie band called Wind in the Willows, and was “sort of a hippie” herself, she said.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2022

Frog and Toad, like their forebears in The Wind in the Willows, may bumble about the forest in tweed sports coats, but the accumulated weight of the tales is unexpectedly moving.

From Slate • Jul. 3, 2020

I got to work with him on The Wind in the Willows, 25 years ago, with Eric Idle.

From The Guardian • Jan. 23, 2020

The curtains part to reveal The Wind in the Willows.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood