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Freddy Anniversary Collection (Brooks, Walter R., Freddy Books.)
Books: Children's Books: Kurt Wiese: Item 2
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Freddy Anniversary Collection (Brooks, Walter R., Freddy Books.)by Walter R. Brooks and Kurt Wiese
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful: A perfect place to start, July 1, 2003 Reviewer:B. Chandler "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - When introducing friends and family to the greatest detective alive (Freddy) you will not want to dabble around with just "Freddy the Detective" or you will have to turn around ad go back for "Freddy Goes to Florida" and Freddy Goes to the North Pole." This is not her order that were written in but it is better to see how Freddy thinks. Freddy must use some of his best disguises in the investigation. As with Freddy stories there are many adult concepts that are brought up in the story and one must know where loyalty lies and be ware of deceit. Again the best book to start with is "Freddy the Detective"; it explains how Freddy became a detective, which he uses, in subsequent adventures. After reading a book on Sherlock Holmes he decides he can be a pretty good detective and recruits friends in the process. The stories are intriguing in them selves. However underlying the story are several real life concepts for one to work out as what's the matter with going to jail if you get fed and do not have to work? What do you do when the judge has already made up his mind before the trial? I especially like the way he browbeats the pore little rabbit during his interrogation. One forgets how intimidating it could be. Well you will enjoy this story as Freddy must figure out what happened to a child's toy train and what diabolical plot it is used in. Then you will want to follow up with the other two books. As with many anniversary collection books there are additions to the book its self such as color plats of the original jacket and 84 black and white drawings.
From Publishers Weekly
The kickoff trio of books by Walter L. Brooks unite in one weighty volume, covered in a porcine pink dust jacket: The Freddy Anniversary Collection, illus. by Kurt Wiese. These first three books in the 26-book series published between 1927 and 1958 preserve Wiese's original line drawings throughout, which plays up the vintage look: Freddy Goes to Florida (originally published as To and Again); Freddy Goes to the North Pole (nee More To and Again); and Freddy the Detective. The embossed cover features insets of Wiese's original jacket art.
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Book Description
The Freddy Anniversary Collection contains the first three books in the much-loved Freddy the pig series, in the order in which they first appeared: Freddy Goes to Florida (first published as To and Again), along side Freddy Goes to the North Pole (More To and Again), followed by the unforgettable Freddy the Detective. Each book is captivatingly illustrated by Kurt Wiese, the artist who illustrated all twenty-six of the Freddy books. The Freddy Anniversary Collection is perfect for fans and initiates alike: a great starter package, and a great collector’s edition.
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