To and Again - Freddy Goes to Florida

To and Again - Freddy Goes to Florida
Author: Brooks
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Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-09-15
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Fed up with the winter snows of upstate New York, Freddy the pig and his Bean Farm friends head south to Florida for the season. The first book in the Freddy the Pig series returns with exciting new color illustrations by Eric Shanower. To and Again - Freddy Goes to Florida was Walter R. Brooks' first children's book, though he was already a published author of one novel and twenty-five stories and articles for adults. Brooks wrote To and Again to amuse himself when he was living in Washington D.C. working as an advertising man for the American Red Cross.

To and Again - Freddy Goes to Florida

To and Again - Freddy Goes to Florida
Author: Walter R Brooks
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-09-12
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Fed up with the winter snows of upstate New York, Freddy the pig and his Bean Farm friends head south to Florida for the season. The first book in the Freddy the Pig series returns with exciting new color illustrations by Eric Shanower. To and Again - Freddy Goes to Florida was Walter R. Brooks' first children's book, though he was already a published author of one novel and twenty-five stories and articles for adults. Brooks wrote To and Again to amuse himself when he was living in Washington D.C. working as an advertising man for the American Red Cross.

Freddy Goes to Florida

Freddy Goes to Florida
Author: Walter R. Brooks
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2014-12-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1497692091

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. Walter R. Brooks introduced Freddy the Pig in Freddy Goes to Florida. Freddy and his friends from Bean Farm migrate south for the winter, with every mile of the way a terrific adventure complete with bumbling robbers and a nasty bunch of alligators. This is vintage Freddy and the whole ensemble cast at their charming best.

Freddy and the Popinjay

Freddy and the Popinjay
Author: Walter R. Brooks
Publisher: Alien Ebooks
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2023-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1667624113

When J.J. Pomeroy, the robin, almost pulled off Freddy's tail, thinking it was a worm, Freddy decided to transform the robin into a popinjay. This starts a series of transformations--some of which may be a big mistake.

Freddy the Magician

Freddy the Magician
Author: WALTER R. BROOKS.
Publisher: Alien Ebooks
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2023-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1667624148

Freddy, who has won so many admirers in his roles of detective, pied piper, editor, general advisor to the animals on the Bean Farm, and-always-poet, will fascinate his readers in his role of magician. With the help of Jinx, the cat, and Jinx's sister, Minx, as well as many other well-known animals on the Bean Farm, Freddy pulls some wonderful tricks, not the least of which is outwitting the fraudulent magician who comes to entertain the unsuspecting inhabitants of the nearby town of Centerboro.

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
Author: John Clute
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 1110
Release: 1999-03-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780312198695

Like its companion volume, "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction", this massive reference of 4,000 entries covers all aspects of fantasy, from literature to art.

Florida on the Boil

Florida on the Boil
Author: Kenneth F. Kister
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2007
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1425717268

Provides incisive reviews of more than 300 recommended novels and short-story collections set in Florida. Numerous Florida fiction writers, past and present, are represented in the book, including such diverse talents as Edna Buchanan, Harry Crews, Connie May Fowler, and others.--Excerpted from book cover.

Freddy Rides Again

Freddy Rides Again
Author: Walter R. Brooks
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2014-12-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1497692253

The Freddy the Pig books have long been considered classics of American children’s literature and with each new edition, this wonderful pig is charming his way into the hearts of more and more readers, adults and children alike. In Freddy Rides Again, a new family has moved into the neighborhood, complete with a rude son, a timid cat with a secret name, and a foxhunter father, who takes no notice of the damaged vegetables he and his hunter friends leave in their wake. It’s up to Freddy and his trusty steed Cy to find a way for everyone to live together in peace. In Freddy Rides Again, Walter Brooks once again gives us an exciting high-stakes showdown between the brave Freddy and a formidable foe.

Fairy Tales and After

Fairy Tales and After
Author: Roger Sale
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1978
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780674291652

Explores the enduring fascination of the best-known children's books in English.

Animal Stories

Animal Stories
Author: Susan McHugh
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2011
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0816670323

How cross-species companionship is figured across a variety of media--and why it matters.