🎯 Where Should I Start?
Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Freddy the Pig Books
Start with: Freddy Goes to Florida (1927)
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Publication Order of Picture Books
Start with: Jimmy Takes Vanishing Lessons (1965)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Spooky Tales (1984)
ⓘ About Walter R. Brooks
Walter R. Brooks was a renowned writer from American, who was popular for writing children’s novels, short stories, and adventure stories. He is best remembered for the short stories featuring a talking horse named Mister Ed and the children’s novels featuring Freddy the Pig. In addition to these popular characters, Walter had created a few more anthropomorphic animal characters that were inhabitants of the Bean Farms located in upstate New York. Author Walter was born as Walter Rolin Brooks on January 09, 1886, in Rome, New York, United States. His death occurred on August 17, 1958, in Roxbury, New York, US. Walter had joined the college at Rochester University. He also undertook a course in homeopathic medicine in NYC, but ended up dropping out after 2 years.
All Book Series by Walter R. Brooks
1
Freddy Goes to Florida
Series opener · book 1 of 30 · published 1927
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2
Freddy Goes to the North Pole
Book 2 of 30 · published 1930
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3
Freddy the Detective
Book 3 of 30 · published 1932
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4
The Story of Freginald
Book 4 of 30 · published 1936
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5
The Clockwork Twin
Book 5 of 30 · published 1937
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6
Freddy the Politician
Book 6 of 30 · published 1939
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7
Freddy's Cousin Weedly
Book 7 of 30 · published 1940
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8
Freddy and the Ignormus
Book 8 of 30 · published 1941
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9
Freddy and the Perilous Adventure
Book 9 of 30 · published 1942
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10
Freddy and the Bean Home News
Book 10 of 30 · published 1943
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11
Freddy and Mr. Camphor
Book 11 of 30 · published 1944
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12
Freddy and the Popinjay
Book 12 of 30 · published 1945
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13
Freddy the Pied Piper
Book 13 of 30 · published 1946
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14
Freddy the Magician
Book 14 of 30 · published 1947
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15
Freddy Goes Camping
Book 15 of 30 · published 1948
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16
Freddy Plays Football
Book 16 of 30 · published 1949
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17
Freddy the Cowboy
Book 17 of 30 · published 1950
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18
Freddy Rides Again
Book 18 of 30 · published 1951
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19
Freddy the Pilot
Book 19 of 30 · published 1952
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20
Freddy and the Space Ship
Book 20 of 30 · published 1953
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21
The Collected Poems of Freddy the Pig
Book 21 of 30 · published 1953
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22
Freddy and the Men from Mars
Book 22 of 30 · published 1954
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23
Freddy and the Baseball Team from Mars
Book 23 of 30 · published 1955
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24
Freddy and Simon the Dictator
Book 24 of 30 · published 1956
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25
Freddy and the Flying Saucer Plans
Book 25 of 30 · published 1957
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26
Freddy and the Dragon
Book 26 of 30 · published 1958
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27
The Wit and Wisdom of Freddy and His Friends
Book 27 of 30 · published 1999
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28
Freddy the Detective / Freddy Goes to Florida Flip Book
Book 28 of 30 · published 2002
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29
Freddy Anniversary Collection
Book 29 of 30 · published 2002
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30
Art of Freddy
Latest in the series · book 30 of 30 · published 2002
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1
Jimmy Takes Vanishing Lessons
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1965
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2
Henry's Dog Henry
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1965
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1
Spooky Tales
Single-title series · published 1984
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Walter R. Brooks?
Walter R. Brooks was a renowned writer from American, who was popular for writing children's novels, short stories, and adventure stories. He is best remembered for the short stories featuring a talking horse named Mister Ed and the children's novels featuring Freddy the Pig. In addition to these popular characters, Walter had created a few more anthropomorphic animal characters that were inhabitants of the Bean Farms located in upstate New York.
Which Walter R. Brooks series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Freddy the Pig series, the earliest of Walter R. Brooks's multi-book series: it opens with Freddy Goes to Florida (1927) and runs to 30 books across 1927–2002, ending with Art of Freddy (2002).
How many books has Walter R. Brooks written?
Walter R. Brooks has 33 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1927 and 2002. 30 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Freddy the Pig series with 30 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Walter R. Brooks's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Walter R. Brooks's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Freddy the Pig (1927–2002, 30 books).
How are Walter R. Brooks's books organised into series?
This guide splits Walter R. Brooks's 33 books into 1 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Freddy the Pig (30 books, 1927–2002).