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A collection of quotations from the twenty-six books that Walter R. Brooks wrote about Freddy the Pig and his friends on and around Bean Farm.Tags
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The title of this books speaks for itself... The young reader will find aphorisms, thoughts, sayings, etc, a whole collection that will make children consider important themes and will encourage their intellectual development. Before a kid goes to spend her/his daily hours in front of the television, every parent must ask their kids to open this book and think about it...
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'"Why do it at all?" said Jinx. "Why should we have to put up with his nonsense just because you think that way down inside him there's some good qualities?"
"It's like digging for buried treasure," said Freddy.'
"The dog, [Robert] said, was man's elder brother. He guarded and watched over him; no other animal so had man's trust and liking. Their relationship was founded on mutual affection."
"When everything seems like a hopeless mess, the thing to do is stir it up good. Then something always comes to the top that you can use."
"There's show more always two sides to every question... And the funny part of it is, both sides are usually right."
"[H]e's afraid of me or he wouldn't be calling me names. That's what people always do when they're scared." show less
'"Why do it at all?" said Jinx. "Why should we have to put up with his nonsense just because you think that way down inside him there's some good qualities?"
"It's like digging for buried treasure," said Freddy.'
"The dog, [Robert] said, was man's elder brother. He guarded and watched over him; no other animal so had man's trust and liking. Their relationship was founded on mutual affection."
"When everything seems like a hopeless mess, the thing to do is stir it up good. Then something always comes to the top that you can use."
"There's show more always two sides to every question... And the funny part of it is, both sides are usually right."
"[H]e's afraid of me or he wouldn't be calling me names. That's what people always do when they're scared." show less
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Walter R. Brooks was born on January 9, 1886 in Rome, New York. He attended the Mohegan Lake Military Academy from 1902 to 1904 and the University of Rochester from 1904 to 1906. In 1906 he went to New York City to study homeopathic medicine at the Homeopathic Medical College and Flower Hospital. He dropped out of medical school at the end of show more 1908. He found employment with an advertising agency, and then temporarily retired in 1911 after receiving a considerable inheritance. In 1917, he went to work for the American Red Cross and later did editorial work for several magazines, including The New Yorker. In 1915, his first work, a sonnet titled Haunted, was published in the Century magazine. He is best remembered for his short stories and children's books. His first short story for adults, Harden's Chance, appeared in the Forum magazine for December 1915. Altogether he published more than 180 stories. His short story, Ed Signs the Pledge, about a talking horse was the basis for the 1960s television comedy series Mister Ed. He published one novel for adults, Ernestine Takes Over and a guidebook, New York: An Intimate Guide. The first Freddy the Pig book, To and Again, was published in 1927. He wrote 25 more books wrote about Freddy the Pig and his friends. He died on August 17, 1958. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- The Wit and Wisdom of Freddy and His Friends
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- The Wit and Wisdom of Freddy the Pig
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