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Walter Rollin Brooks

Born

in Rome, New York, The United States

January 09, 1886

Died

August 17, 1958

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Walter Rollin Brooks (January 9, 1886 – August 17, 1958) was an American writer best remembered for his short stories and children's books, particularly those about Freddy the Pig and other anthropomorphic animal inhabitants of the "Bean farm" in upstate New York.

Born in Rome, New York, Brooks attended college at the University of Rochester and subsequently studied homeopathic medicine in New York City. He dropped out after two years, however, and returned to Rochester, where he married his first wife, Anne Shepard, in 1909. Brooks found employment with an advertising agency in Utica, and then "retired" in 1911, evidently because he came into a considerable inheritance. His retirement was not permanent: in 1917, he went to work for the Amer ...more

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Average rating: 4.21 · 8,060 ratings · 865 reviews · 52 distinct works • Similar authors

	Freddy the Detective by Walter Rollin Brooks, Kurt Wiese (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 1,247 ratings — published 1932 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freddy Goes to Florida (Freddy the Pig #1) by Walter Rollin Brooks, Kurt Wiese (illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 1,087 ratings — published 1927 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freddy and the Ignormus (Freddy Books) by Walter Rollin Brooks, Kurt Wiese (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 449 ratings — published 1941 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freddy Goes to the North Pole by Walter Rollin Brooks, Kurt Wiese (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 411 ratings — published 1930 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freddy the Politician by Walter Rollin Brooks, Kurt Wiese (Illustrations) 4.31 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 1939 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freddy and the Bean Home News by Walter Rollin Brooks, Kurt Wiese (Illustrations) 4.34 avg rating — 283 ratings — published 1943 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freddy Goes Camping by Walter Rollin Brooks, Kurt Wiese (Illustrations) 4.31 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 1948 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freddy and Mr. Camphor by Walter Rollin Brooks, Kurt Wiese (Illustrations) 4.25 avg rating — 257 ratings — published 1944 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freddy the Cowboy (Freddy the Pig Series) by Walter Rollin Brooks, Kurt Wiese (Illustrations) 4.26 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 1950 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freddy and the Men from Mars (Freddy the Pig Series) by Walter Rollin Brooks, Kurt Wiese (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 1954 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Freddy the Pig (25 books)
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Walter Rollin Brooks,

Kurt Wiese (Illustrator)

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Quotes by Walter Rollin Brooks (?)

“Mr. Camphor could see that he (Freddie) was thinking, because he shut his eyes and put on a fiercely determined look. But when presently he opened his eyes, he shook his head. "No good," he said. "Thinking's like fishing. You bait your hook and throw it in the water, but if there aren't any fish around, you naturally can't catch anything. There isn't an idea around anywhere right now. I'll try again later.”
― Walter Brooks

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“Oh east is east, and west is west,
And never the twain shall meet--
Until they come to the end of the earth,
To Santa Claus' retreat.”
― Walter R. Brooks, Freddy Goes to the North Pole

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“Now if you are told that some piece of information will come as a shock to you, the chances are that you will really feel shocked, even if the information itself isn't of the slightest importance.”
― Walter R. Brooks, Freddy and Simon the Dictator

tags: humor, psychology

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