In Freddy the Magician, 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.
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Freddy is simply one of the greatest characters in children's literature! (School Library Journal)
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Walter R. Brooks was born in Rome, New York, on January 9, 1886, and died in Roxbury, New York, on August 17, 1958. Brooks attended the University of Rochester and, after graduation, worked for the American Red Cross and the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. He became associate editor of Outlook in 1928 and then a staff writer for several magazines, including The New Yorker. The short stories he wrote during this time were published in The Saturday Evening Post, The Atlantic Monthly, and Esquire. Brooks's short story "Ed Takes the Pledge" was the basis for the 1960s television series Mr. Ed, but his most lasting achievement is the Freddy the Pig series, which began in 1927 with To and Again (Freddy Goes to Florida). He subsequently wrote twenty-five more delightful books starring Freddy, "that charming ingenious pig" (The New York Times).
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Don't pass up this Ham!!!!,
By Daniel Leef (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Freddy the Magician (Freddy Books) (Hardcover)
Freddy the Magician is one of the all-time best Freddy books! If you haven't met Freddy yet, this book will introduce you to a good friend who will make you laugh out loud at his clever and witty escapades. Freddy, who is already a poet, a detective, a bank president and newspaper editor, becomes a magician. The excitement begins when Freddy's teacher tries to swindle him, and Freddy has to get his money back. Along the way, Freddy receives help from his good friends, Jinx the sarcastic cat, and Mrs. Wiggins the lovable cow. Buy this book for the favorite child in your life. He or she will be grateful for the introduction to one of literature's greatest pigs!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Freddy makin' Bacon... and really hamin' it up!!!!,
This review is from: Freddy the Magician (Freddy Books) (Hardcover)
Freddy the Pig- detective, newspaper editor, poet, friend, traveler, and bank president and now magician- stars in this book about him and his friends trying to outwit an evil magician who tries to out-wit Freddy the witty, Jinx the sarcastic, Mrs. Wiggins the lovable, and all of all of their friends! This is a mistake, because Freddy and friends are much smarter, and, with some amazingly clever tricks, go about getting the money back that the evil magician stole from them. Freddy also tries to embarras the magician to get back at him. Walter Brooks creates a wonderful world of talking animals and adventures in the Freddy books, and Freddy and friends lovers will not be dissapointed by Freddy the Magician!
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This review is from: Freddy the Magician (Freddy Books) (Hardcover)
This is wonderful and is tipin my planet, and highly recomended for all ages.
Cale A. Craig.
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