R is for Ratty from Wind in the Willows #AtoZChallenge

  In the first chapter of Wind in the Willows, Mole abandons his spring cleaning and wanders down to the riverbank.  There, through a small hole in the opposite bank he spots, “A brown little face, with whiskers.  A grave round face, with the same twinkle in its eye that had first attracted his notice. 

#AtoZChallenge: B is for Black Beauty

This is the battered paper cover of my childhood copy of Black Beauty Black Beauty is an unforgettable story. I have never been on a horse, but Anna Sewell’s book made me identify with this gentle, constant character, who sometimes received cruel treatment but was always loyal to those who cared for him.  This autobiography, published