This news wouldn't have disturbed Freddy and the other barn animals had not the paper further stated that their friend Mr. Boomschmidt had invited Mr. G. and his men from Mars to join Boomschmidt's Stupendous and Unexcelled Circus. Freddy, ever ready to m
A mysterious and fearsome creature called the Ignormus is living in the Big Woods. No one has actually gotten a good look at it but, because of the Ignormus, the animals live in terror of going into the Big Woods. Freddy the Pig makes the mistake of borro
first published between 1927 and 1958, the 26 classic books about Freddy the Pig have delighted five generations of children and are now going on to delight a sixth. They are available for the first time as Overlook paperbacks. Walter R. Brooks introduced
As a recent USA Today feature about the Freddy phenomenon noted, the Freddy books brilliantly illustrate the cardinal virtues: "fair play and a good sense of humor."In Freddy the Cowboy, Freddy buys a pony, learns to ride, and winds up in a tussle with th
It all started in 1927 when a group of animals on a farm in Upstate New York decided to travel to Florida in search of warmer weather -- and faithful fans of the Freddy books have been joyously lapping up each book in the twenty-six book series ever since
"There's two kinds of aunts," he said. "There's the regular kind, and then there's the other kind. Mine are the other kind." He enlists Freddy's aid in an attempt to rid his house of the ladies, with the result that Freddy and his chums become entangled w
Alfred Hitchcock presents nine short stories that are sure to make young readers shiver (while they get a good dose of some fine writing!).Introduction • essay by Alfred HitchcockThe Mystery of Rabbit Run • (1946) • Jack BechdoltJimmy Takes Vanishin
