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Title: Freddy and the Ignormus by Walter R. Brooks, Kurt Wiese ISBN: 0-14-230043-8 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: October, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Perhaps the Best
Comment: Funny, more tightly plotted than usual, maybe the all around best Freddy title.
When I was a kid, I started reading "Flying Saucer Plans," found it not particularly compelling, and forgot about Freddy for many years.
Recently, I was casting about for something to read to my six year old son, who doesn't like much of anything except Esther Averill's "Cat Club" books (and we'd read all of those we could find), and decided to try "Florida," and we've been reading Freddy non-stop ever since.
I'm growing very fond of Brooks' gentle, character driven, sometimes satirical humor. I do have a few problems with the books. Brooks' relentless use of "pretty" as an all-purpose intensifier drives me up a wall, and if some editor had only crossed out "pretty" on sight I'd probably enjoy the books about twice as much (I drop "pretty" when reading aloud). I also wouldn't mind if he used "were" instead of "was" for the subjunctive occasionally. And the less of Freddy's poetry we get, the better.
But "Florida," "Detective," "Wiggins for President" (his best title, too bad it had to be changed), and "Ignormus" are certainly classics, and all the ones we've read have had their moments. I'm happy they're back and that I'm finally reading them. Eventually I'll work my way back up to those 50s sci-fi Freddies and see if I like 'em any better...
Never trust a man who would steal from a rhinoceros,
Edward
Rating: 4
Summary: The Terrible Ignormus
Comment: This is another one of the Freddy books written after Walter R. Brooks began to hit his stride as a writer. Here, the Bean farm is being terrorized by the minions of a creature, called the Ignormus, who lives in the Big Woods. As usual, lots of fun and excitement, and several excellent lessons, none of which are preached at the reader.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best of the best: my favorite Freddy
Comment: I consider this the best book in my all-time favorite children's book series. It has humor, wonderful characters, a tight plot, and even a hint of symbolism worthy of another American classic, Moby Dick.
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Title: Freddy and the Bean Home News by Walter R. Brooks, Kurt Wiese ISBN: 0142300888 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Freddy and the Spaceship by Walter R. Brooks, Kurt Wiese ISBN: 0142300896 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Freddy the Pilot by Walter R. Brooks, Kurt Wiese ISBN: 0142300446 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Freddy Goes to the North Pole by Walter R. Brooks, Kurt Wiese ISBN: 0142302066 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Freddy Goes Camping by Walter R. Brooks, Kurt Wiese ISBN: 1585671770 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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