Walter R. Brooks
- The Clockwork Twin: A Freddy the Pig Book on Everything
- "Freddy's readers have called him a porcine prince . . . Walter R. Brook's gentle genius shines even brighter." --Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times "At my funeral, in lieu of flowers, I'd prefer that people give money to the Friends of Freddy fan club." --Deirdre Donahue, USA Today "Freddy is blessed with courage, wit, agility and a Sherlock Holmes-like capacity for detective work.
- Art of Freddy (Freddy Books)
- Before chapter books and easy-to-read books, children made the transition from picture books to novels through the liberally illustrated, episodic adventures of engaging characters. Many children of the '30s, '40s, and '50s learned to love reading because of Freddy the Pig and his Bean Farm friends, 26 animal fantasies written by Brooks and illustrated by Wiese.
- Freddy the Cowboy (Freddy Books)
- There's a richness to the world of Bean Farm and a strong moral code that is timeless. -- The Los Angeles Timesthe American version of the great English classics, such as the Pooh books or The Wind in the Willows. -- The New York Times Book Review.
- Freddy and the Space Ship
- Walter R. Brooks (18861958) is the beloved author of 26 books about Freddy the Pig. Born in upstate New York, he attended the University of Rochester before going to work with the American Red Cross and editing for magazines, including The New Yorker. In addition to the Freddy books, Brooks created the character Mister Ed the talking horse.
- Freddy and The Bean Home News
- Praise for Freddy the Pig: "Freddy's readers have called him a porcine prince. Walter R. Brook's gentle genius shines even brighter."--Nicholas Kristoff, The New York Times "At my funeral, in lieu of flowers, I'd prefer that people give money to the Friends of Freddy fan club.
- Freddy and the Perilous Adventure
- "'Freddy is probably the most lovable, most admirable pig that ever lived' Michael Morpurgo, Children's Laureate 'The interaction between the animal characters is very human and amusing' Jennifer Taylor presenting the leading books for Spring, The Children's Bookseller" --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
- Freddy The Detective (The Freddy Books)
- "Oh, I am the King of Detectives, / And when I am out on the trail / All the animal criminals tremble, / And the criminal animals quail." boasts Freddy, the poetry-prone, Sherlock Holmes-obsessed pig who stars in Walter R. Brooks's beloved series.
- FREDDY GOES FLORIDA (A Freddy Adventure)
- Birds migrate south for the winter--why shouldn't farm animals? In Walter R. Brooks's Freddy Goes to Florida, that's precisely what the thoughtful beasts of Mr. Bean's upstate New York farm decide to do. Not wanting to leave the imperfect yet kindhearted farm owner in the lurch, they draw straws to select the lucky travelers.
- Freddy and the Ignormus (Freddy Books)
- Walter R. Brooks died in 1958 after writing 26 Freddy the Pig books. Kurt Wiese illustrated over 400 books, nineteen of which he also wrote, before his death in 1974. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
