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The perfect base for a Wind in the Willows weekend: a stylish B&B in the Chilterns

Taking a leaf out of Kenneth Grahame’s book, our writer spends a few days getting lost among the woods and riverside villages of Oxfordshire and Berkshire

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14

Friendship, honey and the simple life: 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh

Isn’t it funny How a Bear likes honey Buzz buzz I wonder why he does Just over a century ago, the satirical writer and playwright A.A. Milne, suffering from the after-effects of fighting in the trenches of World War I, started writing some poems for his only child, Christopher Robin.…

The Conversation · Apr 13

The Haunted Wood: a History of Childhood Reading by Sam Leith review – young at heart

A thoughtful, witty and warmhearted journey through children’s literature

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2024

The Wind in the Wilton’s review – Mr Toad and pals take on weaselly property developers

Piers Torday’s update of the children’s classic brings Kenneth Grahame’s animals to modern-day London

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022

Rediscovered toads, starry flags, and one giant catch – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022

Recently discovered Wind in the Willows illustration to be sold at auction

The pencil and ink drawing of a swaggering Mr Toad and his friends by EH Shepard was found hanging on the stairs of an East Anglian country house

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022

Warning: It's blowing a hoolie out there

Part of the ceiling of our small carport was blown off by a freak gusting wind recently. No great drama but this minor incident served as a reminder of just how powerful the wind can be, even an insignificant "Bangkok gust". I am truly thankful not to have experienced tornadoes…

Bangkok Post · Apr 23, 2022