The first volume of the new CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED DELUXE series presents graphic novelist Michel Plessix’s lush adaptation of “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame. The artwork is in aquarelle, with thin, precise, detailed lines. In Wind in the Willows, Plessix breathes life into Mole, Rat, and Toad (of Toad Hall) as they picnic on the riverbank, indulge in Toad’s latest fad, and get lost in Wild Wood. The pacing is masterful: each panel lingers just long enough to make you appreciate the simple pleasures of life.
"A visual masterpiece-Rat, Mole, Toad, and Badger have met their Michelangelo. Every frame is drawn and colored with meticulous care. Every elegant page is composed with a dual purpose: to enchant the eye and to further the various narratives that make up the loose plot. Plessix knows how to advance and retard the story's pace. He knows just when to zoom in and when to pull back for a wide shot. The new illustrated version prompted a vivid memory of many long hours spent lying on my bed, spellbound by the adventures of D'Artagnan and Ahab and John Silver. Plessix's "The Wind in the Willows" is a book to get lost in-and "lost in" implies, if not a completely different world, then at least a place as alien as it is beguiling."
-Malcolm Jones, NEWSWEEK
"As the launch title for the new “Classics Illustrated Deluxe” series, it’s a massive triumph. If the series goes on to be half this good consistently, it will be absolutely wonderful."
-ComicMix
A Parents’ Choice Gold Award-winner!
“Adds dramatic flair to the beloved story.”
-Publishers Weekly
"Readers unfamiliar with the tale will be treated to energetic, colorful depictions of friendly Ratty, kind-hearted Mole, wild Mr. Toad, and others as they learn the importance of friendship in an ever-changing world." -Booklist
"The remarkably detailed color illustrations open passages that words alone cannot convey. Recommended."
-Library Media Connection
61/2x9, 144pp., full color paperback, $13.95,
ISBN-13: 978-1-59707-096-6 (January)
Also available in hardcover: $17.95,
ISBN-13: 978-1-59707-095-9 (January)
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