The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham has charmed children and adults for more than a hundred years. Sebastian Meschenmoser's lush and expressive watercolor and oil painting illustrations bring a fresh look to this unabridged and beloved classic about Rat, Mole, Toad, and Badger. Like the gurgling river in the Wild Wood itself, readers will be joyfully swept along to join the antics of these animal friends as they try to keep the irrepressible...

"It is Princess Harriet Hamsterbone to the rescue when Heady the hydra's egg is stolen, but her search leads her to a castle accessible only by a rat with a very long tail"--

Geronimo Stilton finds himself in the wild West, where he becomes involved in a showdown with the "wickedest" rat of Cactus City.

Little Rat loves the violin but hates to practice, until her teacher suggests she perform a duet with one of the advanced students at the holiday concert.

An excited Bear mistakenly believes that Rat has given him a boat for his birthday.

"Rat law says that if you're a rat, cheese belongs to you. Got it? Good. However, there are exceptions..."--Jacket flap.

One of the rats that was turned into a coachman by Cinderella's fairy godmother tells his story.

Pinch is a pack rat who does not want to give up the possessions that are cluttering his house, but when he finally is persuaded to sell them at a neighborhood tag sale, he discovers the beauty of recycling. Includes tips on "reducing, reusing, and recycling."

Geronimo Stilton recounts his trip to Niagara Falls when he accompanies some young mice there as part of a school field trip.

Third-grader Dexter Drabner dreams of being a skateboarding-hero-spy, while contending with his nemesis at school, Millicent the bully--and when science teacher Mr. McFur's prized lab rat, Pretty, eats a piece of radioactive gamma broccoli and grows to the size of an elephant, he gets his chance to save the school from destruction.