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Book o’ the Minute
The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Inga Moore.
I read an old novel recently where it was considered necessary to the health of body and soul to read The Wind and the Willows in childhood. Reminded me of how much I adored these books when I was a little girl. This edition is illustrated by one of my newly discovered favorite illustrators, Inga Moore.
