Freddy Goes to Florida (Freddy Books) - Hardcover

Brooks, Walter R

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0879518081 ISBN 13: 9780879518080

Publisher: Overlook Press, 1997

Synopsis

The classic saga of Freddy, a pig who migrates south for the winter with his friends and experiences terrific adventures along the way, complete with bumbling robbers and nasty alligators, comes to life again in a charming new edition.

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Review:

"Freddy''s readers have called him a porcine prince...Walter R. Brook''s gentle genius shines even brighter."----Nicholas Kristof, "The New York Times"

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

"Freddy's readers have called him a porcine prince...Walter R. Brook's gentle genius shines even brighter." Nicholas Kristof, "The New York Times"
"Freddy is blessed with courage, wit, agility and a Sherlock Holmes- like capacity for detective work." "Newsday"
"The American version of the great English classics such as the Pooh books or "The Wind in the Willows."" "The New York Times Book Review""

About the Author:

WALTER R. BROOKS (1886-1958) is the beloved author of 26 books about Freddy the Pig. He edited for magazines, includingThe New Yorker. In addition to the Freddy books, Brooks created the character Mr. Ed the Talking Horse.KURT WIESE (1887-1974) illustrated over 300 children's books and wrote and illustrated another 20 books. He received two Newbury Awards and two Caldecott Honor Book Awards.

About this edition

• Publisher: Overlook Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0879518081
• ISBN 13: 9780879518080
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208
• Illustrator: Wiese Kurt