FREDDY THE DETECTIVE - Hardcover

Brooks, Walter R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394888855 ISBN 13: 9780394888859

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1987

Synopsis

Meet Freddy the Pig! Duckworth is delighted to be introducing UK readers to the American great, sure to melt the hearts of a new audience. With over one million copies sold worldwide, Freddy the Pig finally arrives to the UK in April 2016! Freddy is 'the smallest and cleverest' of the pigs on Bean Farm in rural upstate New York. So when trouble strikes, first with a toy train disappearing, then Prinny the Dog's dinner going missing and Egbert the Rabbit vanishing, Freddy has an idea. Inspired by reading Sherlock Holmes, he decides to set up a detective agency in the barn, along with his partner Mrs. Wiggins the Cow. But when Freddy's best friend Jinx the Cat is framed for a dastardly deed, all of Freddy's detecting skills are put to the test.

About this title

Review

'Freddy is probably the most lovable, most admirable pig that ever lived.' Michael Morpurgo

'The American versions of the Pooh Books or The Wind in the Willows.'

--The New York Times

'Freddy is blessed with courage, wit, agility and a Sherlock Holmes-like capacity for detective work.' --Newsday

'My very, very favourite book series as a child... so inviting and entertaining, and as fresh as ever for readers of all ages.' --Sherie Posesorski, The Globe and Mail

About the Author

Walter R. Brooks (1886-1958) is the beloved author of twenty-six books about Freddy the Pig. He edited for magazines, including The New Yorker. In addition to the Freddy books, Brooks created the character of Mr. Ed the Talking Horse.

Edition details

• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394888855
• ISBN 13: 9780394888859
• Binding: Hardcover