A summer that promises to be eventful turns into something extra special when the four Melendy children become friends with the orphaned Mark Heron.

The Melendy family moves to a house in the country where a secret room, a cupola, a stable, and a brook provide Mona, Rush, Randy, and Oliver with adventures far different from the city life to which they are accustomed.

"Meek little Mole, willful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant Toad. Since their first appearance over a hundred years ago in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly, and friendship. And their misadventures--in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their beloved Wild Wood--continue to capture readers' imaginations and warm their hearts long after they grow up. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame...

A collection of poems about frogs and dragonflies, wind and rain, a visit to the tree farm, the garden hose, and other familiar parts of indoor and outdoor life.

A young boy describes the favorite places that he shares with his family on his grandparents' farm and in the nearby countryside.

Fresh out of school Barry Laverty answers an ad for a physician's assistant in Ballybucklebo and is quick to discover he has a lot to learn about the country and its eccentric people.

"Whether it is taking a troublesome cow to be mated with a prime bull; dealing with a rat-infested hayrick; learning the ways and means of maggot farming; or describing the fine art of poaching pheasants using nothing but raisins and sleeping pills, Roald Dahl brings his stories of everyday country folk and their strange passions wonderfully to life. Lacing each tale with dollops of humour and adding a sprinkling of the sinister, Dahl ensures that...

Ted Kooser lives and writes on 62 acres of wooded hills and pasture in rural Nebraska with his wife, Kathleen. Ted served two terms as U.S. Poet Laureate and his 2004 collection of poems, Delights & Shadows, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.--

Dylan and Maggie Styles are thankful for their marriage and beautiful life together. But complications arrive with the birth of their first child, and Dylan is soon faced with a grave development. His son does not survive and Maggie has slipped into a coma. Now Dylan must undertake a profound journey toward healing as he struggles to come to grips with so much loss.

A trio of attractive up-and-comers and four legendary British actors star alongside castles and country houses in a BBC drama about how the upper class loved in the 1930s.