Posted by Rebekah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Bears, Freddy the Pig, Funny, Pigs, Walter R. Brooks
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This story of a young bear is very enjoyable. His parents couldn’t decide what to name him, so his great-grandfather, thinking he was a she, named him Louise. As the other young bears teased him about his name, Louise spent lots of time by himself, and began making poetry. He becomes a member of Mr. Boomschmidt’s circus, where they change his name to Freginald, and, with the aid of Freddy, uncovers an unscrupulous man who is attempting to put Mr. Boomschmidt out of business.
At first, I was sort of disappointed that this story’s star wasn’t Freddy, but there are so many fun parts that I couldn’t help liking it. The circus animals are back in full force, and Freginald has some humorous adventures.
Posted by Rebekah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fiction, Mysteries, Review
Tags:Animals, Freddy the Pig, Funny, Pigs, Walter R. Brooks
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The mysterious Mr. Eha has been underhandedly trying to get Mrs. Filmore to sell her hotel. With the aid of rats, Mr. Eha is secretly making the hotel seem haunted and run-down. It’s up to Freddy, with the help of the Bean animals and his good friend Mr. Camphor, to defeat Mr. Eha and drive the rats away. Woven into the story is a funny subplot where Mr. Camphor’s two aunts, Aunt Elmira and Aunt Minerva have come to visit him.
Walter R. Brooks can certainly write an amusing story and this one is no exception. It’s not as hilarious as Freddy and the Flying Saucer Plans, but it is a gem of a Freddy. A quick tip: Freddy and the Baseball Team from Mars will make more sense if you read this one first.
Posted by Jordan
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fiction, Incredibook!, Review
Tags:Animals, Cats, Freddy the Pig, Funny, Horses, Mice, Pigs, Walter R. Brooks, Westerns
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Cal Flint is a cowboy, who starts a ranch near the Bean Farm. Forced to buy Cal’s horse Cy, so that Cal won’t beat Cy to death, Freddy thinks he has a bad deal. But then Cy teaches Freddy how to ride, and the fun begins! Then Cal gets mad, because Freddy can ride a horse that he couldn’t stay on. He’s out to shoot Freddy and rob the First Animal Bank, but Freddy and his friends have a few tricks up their sleeves…
While I was reading Freddy the Cowboy, I was prepared to say that it wasn’t as good as some of the others. However, when you get to the last five chapters, the books really starts to get exciting! That makes up for the slower beginning. Also a good book to read, Freddy Rides Again contains more of Freddy’s adventures as a cowboy.
Posted by Ruth
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Freddy the Pig, Funny, Pigs, Walter R. Brooks
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After the Bean animals return from their famous trip to Florida, the other animals want to give traveling a try. Freddy decides to start Barnyard Tours Inc., a company that organizes special tours for different groups of animals. Soon, Freddy begins to plan the trip of a lifetime: a journey to the North Pole. As the animal explorers travel north, they encounter many adventures including a visit to Santa Claus where some well-meaning sailors are trying to systematize the toy production.
Of all the Freddy books, I think this is my least favorite. The writing style is inconsistent and sometimes confusing. The plot line seems poorly developed as well. Overall, I don’t consider this book an essential to the Freddy collection.
Posted by Jordan
Categories: All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Freddy the Pig, Funny, Pigs, Walter R. Brooks
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Freddy’s friend at the newspaper office is fired for printing articles for the animals when a picture of Freddy is printed bigger than a picture of the town snob, Mrs. Underdunk. To get back at her, Freddy starts his own newspaper, The Bean Home News! Then Mrs. Underdunk’s brother, Herb Garble, decides to run for sheriff. While trying to win the scrap metal drive, Freddy must also try to use The Bean Home News to save his friend the sheriff in the election.
Yet another great Freddy book! I love the jail that the sheriff runs, where the prisoners are treated nicely, so that they’ll be good citizens. Freddy’s plans to win the scrap drive, his adventure as a senator of New York, and the strategies of Mr. Garble and the sheriff to win the election are very funny. If The Bean Home News was a real newspaper, I’d probably subscribe.
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