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The willows at Christmas door William…
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The willows at Christmas (origineel 1999; editie 2001)

door William Horwood, Patrick Benson

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When Toad's annual visitor, the disagreeable Mrs. Ffleshe, threatens everyone's Christmas cheer, Ratty, Mole, and Badger devise a plan to rescue their friend from his unwanted guardian.
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Titel:The willows at Christmas
Auteurs:William Horwood
Andere auteurs:Patrick Benson
Info:London : HarperCollins, 2001.
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Trefwoorden:fantasy, books-for-children

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The Willows at Christmas door William Horwood (1999)

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Takes place outside the timeline of the sequels, and is the only one of these books to feature color illustations, which are quite nice, ( )
  unclebob53703 | Jan 25, 2015 |
Suffers from some gaps in logic and fails to explain Groat adequately. However, it was nice to spend time with the Rivers Edge animals again. A couple of Benson’s color illustrations are outstanding.
  2wonderY | Jan 26, 2014 |
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Back in the 90s William Horwood wrote three pastiche books that featured the best loved characters from Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. I really enjoyed them. Each book saw these characters mature until by the third book I suspected that Horwood would reboot the series by introducing a next generation of River Bank characters. This didn't happen. Three years passed before he was to revisit Mr. Toad, Mr. Mole and company. When first published after such a lengthy hiatus The Willows at Christmas flew swiftly under my radar, until now. In the hope of having some pleasingly seasonal reading material over the festive period I ordered a copy. Horwood has rolled back time to not long after K.Grahame's classic and prequelling his own trilogy.
Mr. Mole is dismayed to discover that the spirit of Christmas has been lost by the riverbankers and the nearby village. He sets out to try to rediscover it. The early scenes with Mole investigating the causes of the lack of festivity are the best. Miss Bugle's sad little Christmas witnessed by the ever lovable Mole almost had me reaching for the handkerchief and for a mind boggling moment had me hoping for a little inter-species romance. The later sections of the book slide more into the sorts of situations that Mr. Toad's foolishness often resulted in the original. The threat of incarceration and execution should surely be familiar to Mr. Toad. Patrick Benson's rustic little line drawings and beautiful coloured plates complement the writing perfectly. Very good but never really replaces the original book in your heart but for those wishing to spend time with such beloved characters for a little bit longer you really can't go far wrong with this book and the three that preceded it. ( )
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William Horwoodprimaire auteuralle editiesberekend
Benson, PatrickIllustratorSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
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“It’s because that woman says ‘e spends too much, which is a rum go, seein’ as ‘e’s related to the Lord and Lords is meant to spend, otherwise what’s the point?”
Mole: “Oh, dear,” he told himself. “This will never do: They’re going to cook me without tucking some thyme and bayleaves into the sacking, and I’m sure I would taste bettr if they covered me with a rasher or two of fatty bacon. Oh my, to be cooked is not good, to be sure. Bu to be cooked badly is a tragic way to end one’s days!”
He swooned once more, and when next emerged into consciousness he found himself crying out. “Make sure you put some cranberry and onion confit on the table, for I’ll taste a good bit better with that!”
Some of the decorations simply streamed in shimmering lines, others swooped in handmade chains, and yet others declared themselves as suns and moons, as firebirds, as cherubs, or as reindeers flying through the night. And that was just what hung – for upon every flat surface there were tens, nay hundreds, more decorations, some of wood, some tin, some brass, all brightly coloured or shining, intricately catching the gaslight above and the bright firelight below, and turning it all into a universe of a hundred thousand shimmering stars.
It was well that the compote (his) and the scones and cream (hers) could not be compared becase each was sure the other was the better. Nor, had there been a contest as to who was the more sympathetic listener, could one have emerged the victor, for both were undoubtedly experts.
Toad: “I feel ashamed in all directions!”
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