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Freddy the Pig needs a break. As Editor of the Bean Home News and President of the First Animal Bank, he has no time for himself anymore. As Freddy says, "I sometimes think I was much happier when I was just a humble, unpolished pig." So when rich Mr. Camphor wants a summer caretaker, Freddy trots right over to apply. Soon, he's sunning himself on a houseboat, writing a bit of poetry, and even dabbling with his paint set. But Freddy's life of ease quickly comes to an end when Simon and the show more rest of his rat family show up in Mr. Camphor's attic, followed by a visit from a familiar man with a black moustache and his dirty-faced boy. From Freddy Goes to Florida to Freddy and the Ignormus, Walter R. Brooks' Freddy adventures are delighting a whole new generation of readers with John McDonough's charming narration. show lessTags
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Freddy the Pig is positively worn out. Not only is he President of the First Animal Bank, but he's editor of the animals' newspaper, "The Bean Home News," Luckily for Freddy, his friend Jinx the cat and his cousin Weedly convince him to take a position as caretaker of the wealthy Mr. Camphor's estate on the lake. But when odd things start happening, and a couple of old enemies show up in town, Freddy has to take a break from his new job and put his detective skills to work!
This one's extra interesting. More dramatic, and more thoughtful. It's not Freddy or the animals in trouble from humans so much, as it is animal vs. animal and human vs. human. I like the exploration of the character of Mrs. Winch, who left no-good husband. I like the project of analyzing the truth of proverbs. Also I appreciate that Charles got a chance to be helpful using his oratory skills. These are just full of little details like that, including a note that Uncle Wesley, the duck, got seasick on a large lake....
Poor Freddy tries to take a vacation, but has one problem after another. Enjoyable.
Another of the Freddy the Pig books. My recollection is that Mr. Camphor is one of the villains but this is one of the stories I do not remember well.
My edition is Knopf, 1946
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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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- Canonical title
- Freddy and Mr. Camphor
- Original publication date
- 1944
- People/Characters
- Freddy (Pig); Jinx (Cat); Mrs. Wiggins (Cow)
- Important places
- Centerboro, New York, USA
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- Children's Books, Fiction and Literature, Kids
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ7 .B7994 .F — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- ASINs
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