In The Wake of the Willows is a wild, lyrical, and, at times, poetic slice of life as experienced by an eclectic group of animals--quite proficient in the English language--who reside along a marsh-lined river that runs lazily into the ocean. Mr. Toad, Mr. Rat, Mrs. Badger, and their kith and kin create a fascinating community, and through their varied adventures they teach the reader quite a bit about relationships, nature, and the human, err, animal condition. Arguably, the book’s most beguiling and memorable passages are those that reflect on the environment that surrounds and supports the main characters. This includes the flower-specked meadow, squirmy mole crabs, succulent beach plums, “extinct” heath hens, handsome tree swallows, exotic luna moths, starry constellations above, and, of course, the ever-flowing river and the tempestuous ocean, to name just a few of its constituent parts. To top it all off, Amy Thurber’s illustrations are beautiful.
The book is billed as a sequel to Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows, but I can tell you from personal experience that you don’t need to have read that classic to enjoy Mr. Thurber’s spirited book. All you do need is a desire to enter another world full of beauty, mystery, danger, and wisdom, in which quirky and endearing animals are your guides.
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