Description: FREDDY and the POPINJAY by Walter R. Brooks (2001 Reprint Hardcover in DJ) • Author: Walter R. Brooks (1886-1958) • Illustrator: Kurt Wiese (1887-1974) • Publisher: The Overlook Press Woodstock, NY U.S.A. 2001 From 1927 to 1958, Walter R. Brooks (1886-1958) wrote 26 books starring one of the great characters in American children's literature: Freddy the Pig. The Freddy books, widely beloved as classics and deemed the American equivalent of the Pooh stories, are a remarkable achievement in children's literature. The books went out of print in the 1960s, despite their popularity in the 1940s and 1950s. FREDDY and the POPINJAY (1945) is the 12th book in the humorous children's series Freddy the Pig. After Freddy, a perceptive and poetic pig, helps a nearsighted Robin get glasses (result of an unfortunate tail seen as a worm incident) and aids in planning an important wedding, he and other Bean farm animals try to change a slingshot-wielding boy into a friend. vi + 245pp. In addition to the Freddy books, Brooks created the character Mr. Ed the Talking Horse. Dramatic, humorous illustrations by Kurt Wiese (1887-1974). Kurt Wiese illustrated over 300 children’s books and wrote and illustrated another 20 books. He received two Newbery Awards and two Caldecott Honor Book Awards. Hardcover has red cloth boards with black lettering and ornamentation on front and spine, in fine (as new) DJ. Carefully handled with square corners and sound gutters, the book appears unread. Minor shelf-wear. Dust Jacket has code 0501. Contents appear complete with no markings in text nor ownership in end papers. Interiors are tight, clean and unmarked. • Size: 8vo – over 7¾ - 9¾” tall, 251pp. • Condition: Fine (As New) Hardcover in Fine (As New) Dust Jacket – No ownership markings, always privately owned. Copy from 1st printing, this edition. Copyright 2001, 1945 & 1977. Manufactured in U.S.A. No edition info stated, but 1st printing from print-line. Dust Jacket is May, 2001 version indicated by 0501 code. ISBN: 1-58567-134-7. LCCN: 2001021098. MSR = US $23.95. Thanks for Looking!
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Book Title: Freddy and the Popinjay
Book Series: Freddy the Pig
Original Language: English
Item Length: 8 in
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 1 in
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated, 1st printing, this edition, Always Privately Owned
Topic: Humorous Stories, Animals / Farm Animals, Animals / Pigs, General, Social Themes / Friendship, Animals / Birds
Item Width: 5 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Fiction
Publisher: The Overlook Press
Inscribed: No
Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults
Edition: Unabridged, 2001 re-released Edition
Brand: The Overlook Press
Publication Year: 2001
Type: Novel
Literary Movement: Not Applicable
Era: 1940s
Illustrator: Yes, Wiese, Kurt
Author: Walter R. Brooks
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 13.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 244 Pages
