Additional suggestions for Oral Narration

In my opinion, Wind in the Willows is too advanced a book for beginners to oral narration. The vocabulary and style of that book can be hard to follow (speaking from experience here, as I read it to a 6yo and a 7yo). 

Books that can help build narrating confidence and ability:

Child’s Story Bible by Catherine Vos (read paragraph at a time, gradually building to longer passages as narration and attention improve)

Pathway readers (Days Go By, More Days Go By, Busy Times, More Busy Times)

Storytime with the Millers, Wisdom and the Millers

picture books (because they hold the child’s attention while telling a story which can be narrated at the end)

Aesop’s Fables

Longer books that are a bit easier to understand than Wind in the Willows:

Trumpet of the Swan

Stuart Little

Little House on the Prarie Series

Also remember that narration is more than simply telling back what they know, although this is the premise of oral narration. The child can practice his narrating skills by drawing what he heard, showing interest through asking questions about an event or character in the story, or by playing a scene from the book during his own playtime.