Freddy the Pied Piper

By Walter R. Brooks and Walter Rollin Brooks

Book Overview

These beloved classics are available now for the first time as Overlook paperbacks: Freddy the Pig, the "Renaissance Pig" (The New York Times Book Review) of Bean Farm, is back to thrill his fans of all ages in facsimile editions of these all-American children's classics. When the circus falls on hard times, Freddy concocts a plan to raise money by driving out the mice in a nearby village. However, he must also contend with angry farm mice, kidnapping, and a dangerous trek to Virginia. After all his hard work, Mr. Broomschmidt, the circus owner, refuses to accept any charity, and Freddy must find some other way to save his beloved circus. In Freddy the Pied Piper, Walter Brooks has told yet another rollicking, humorous adventure tale with wonderful illustrations by the inimitable Kurt Wiese.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468309153
• ISBN13: 9781468309157
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher