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Walter R. Brooks

3 Series • 33 Books

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🎯 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 book cover

Freddy Goes to Florida

Series opener · book 1 of 30 · published 1927

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1927
2
Freddy Goes to the North Pole book cover

Freddy Goes to the North Pole

Book 2 of 30 · published 1930

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1930
3
Freddy the Detective book cover

Freddy the Detective

Book 3 of 30 · published 1932

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1932
4
The Story of Freginald book cover

The Story of Freginald

Book 4 of 30 · published 1936

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1936
5
The Clockwork Twin book cover

The Clockwork Twin

Book 5 of 30 · published 1937

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1937
6
Freddy the Politician book cover

Freddy the Politician

Book 6 of 30 · published 1939

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1939
7
Freddy's Cousin Weedly book cover

Freddy's Cousin Weedly

Book 7 of 30 · published 1940

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1940
8
Freddy and the Ignormus book cover

Freddy and the Ignormus

Book 8 of 30 · published 1941

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1941
9
Freddy and the Perilous Adventure book cover

Freddy and the Perilous Adventure

Book 9 of 30 · published 1942

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1942
10
Freddy and the Bean Home News book cover

Freddy and the Bean Home News

Book 10 of 30 · published 1943

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1943
11
Freddy and Mr. Camphor book cover

Freddy and Mr. Camphor

Book 11 of 30 · published 1944

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1944
12
Freddy and the Popinjay book cover

Freddy and the Popinjay

Book 12 of 30 · published 1945

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1945
13
Freddy the Pied Piper book cover

Freddy the Pied Piper

Book 13 of 30 · published 1946

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1946
14
Freddy the Magician book cover

Freddy the Magician

Book 14 of 30 · published 1947

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1947
15
Freddy Goes Camping book cover

Freddy Goes Camping

Book 15 of 30 · published 1948

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1948
16
Freddy Plays Football book cover

Freddy Plays Football

Book 16 of 30 · published 1949

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1949
17
Freddy the Cowboy book cover

Freddy the Cowboy

Book 17 of 30 · published 1950

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1950
18
Freddy Rides Again book cover

Freddy Rides Again

Book 18 of 30 · published 1951

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1951
19
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Freddy the Pilot

Book 19 of 30 · published 1952

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1952
20
Freddy and the Space Ship book cover

Freddy and the Space Ship

Book 20 of 30 · published 1953

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1953
21
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The Collected Poems of Freddy the Pig

Book 21 of 30 · published 1953

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1953
22
Freddy and the Men from Mars book cover

Freddy and the Men from Mars

Book 22 of 30 · published 1954

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1954
23
Freddy and the Baseball Team from Mars book cover

Freddy and the Baseball Team from Mars

Book 23 of 30 · published 1955

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1955
24
Freddy and Simon the Dictator book cover

Freddy and Simon the Dictator

Book 24 of 30 · published 1956

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1956
25
Freddy and the Flying Saucer Plans book cover

Freddy and the Flying Saucer Plans

Book 25 of 30 · published 1957

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1957
26
Freddy and the Dragon book cover

Freddy and the Dragon

Book 26 of 30 · published 1958

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1958
27
The Wit and Wisdom of Freddy and His Friends book cover

The Wit and Wisdom of Freddy and His Friends

Book 27 of 30 · published 1999

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1999
28
Freddy the Detective / Freddy Goes to Florida Flip Book book cover

Freddy the Detective / Freddy Goes to Florida Flip Book

Book 28 of 30 · published 2002

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2002
29
Freddy Anniversary Collection book cover

Freddy Anniversary Collection

Book 29 of 30 · published 2002

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2002
30
Art of Freddy book cover

Art of Freddy

Latest in the series · book 30 of 30 · published 2002

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2002
1
Jimmy Takes Vanishing Lessons book cover

Jimmy Takes Vanishing Lessons

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1965

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1965
2
Henry's Dog Henry book cover

Henry's Dog Henry

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1965

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1965
1
Spooky Tales book cover

Spooky Tales

Single-title series · published 1984

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1984

? 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).