Freddy and Simon the Dictator (Freddy the Pig Series) [Hardcover]

Walter R. Brooks (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Freddy the Pig Series

Warnings had been printed in the Bean Home News and the Centerboro Guardian, but nobody paid much attention to them. An animal revolt? "Preposterous!" said the Beans and all the other humans. But it's true-and the outrages begin: cars are stopped and overturned all over the county, farmers starting out to do their morning chores are driven back into the house, and the cows refuse to come in at milking time. In Centerboro, cats are insolent to their mistresses and horses go out of their way to insult people on the street.

Simon the rat is determined to turn the farm into a dictatorship and Mr. Camphor has been persuaded (much against his better judgment) to run for governor of New York State. Herb Garble shows up, Jinx defects to the enemy (or does he?), and Freddy-that inimitable pig!-goes to work as the political boss of Otesaraga County. Freddy and Simon the Dictator is classic Brooks, in which the master of barnyard hilarity has a lot of fun satirizing politics and-especially-politicians.

Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 220 pages
• Publisher: Overlook Juvenile; First Edition Thus edition (June 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585673595
• ISBN-13: 978-1585673599
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,034,954 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Pig sticks it out til the end, October 17, 2009

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This review is from: Freddy and Simon the Dictator (Freddy the Pig Series) (Hardcover)

Most reviewers prefer the early to middle books in the Freddy series, but this isn't one of later ones to pass up.

At this point, author Brooks was in poor health. Obviously thinking he might not be able to finish another, he "wraps the series up", finally disposing of two villains, and telling what happens to Freddy years later. (Long after the series actually ended.)

Many of the best characters are back, and the reader is left wondering for a good long time how it is that Freddy would EVER crown his old enemy, Simon the rat.

Wiese's illustration detail seems to vary depending on how intersted he is in the book -- he's obviously interested in this one. Wiki has plot summary and publication history.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good., September 7, 2006

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P. Craig "scribhneornagle" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Freddy and Simon the Dictator (Freddy the Pig Series) (Hardcover)

Pretty Good but still not as good as others like Frfeddy and the Egnormous, Freddy the Pilot, and Freddy the Cowboy but highly recomeneded for all ages.
Caleb A. Craig.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars pertinent!, February 11, 2006

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This review is from: Freddy and Simon the Dictator (Freddy the Pig Series) (Hardcover)

Not just for children, this book does more than regale us with the usual cliches about the evils of dictatorship - it uncovers the darkness in each heart that psychologically paves the way for dictatorship. This book doesn't just poke fun, it cuts deep.