Freddy and the Men from Mars (Freddy the Pig)

In Freddy and the Men From Mars, the trouble starts with a newspaper report that the notorious Mr. Herbert Garble has captured six Martians. When the animals hear that the Martians will soon be appearing in Boomschmidt's Stupendous and Unexcelled Circus, Freddy suspects a hoax. Together with some unexpected guests and a giant pile of onions, Freddy must once again save the day!
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Walter R. Brookswas born in Rome, New York on January 9, 1886, and died in Roxbury, New York on August 17, 1958. Brooks attended the University of Rochester and, after graduation, worked for the American Red Cross and the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. He became associate editor of Outlook in 1928 and subsequently was a staff writer for several magazines, including The New Yorker. The short stories he began writing at this time were published in The Saturday Evening Post, Atlantic Monthly, and Esquire. Brooks's short story "Ed Takes the Pledge" was the basis for the 1950s television series Mr. Ed, but his most lasting achievement is the Freddy the Pig series, which began in 1928 with To and Again (Freddy Goes to Florida) . He subsequently wrote twenty-five more delightful books starring "that charming ingenious pig" (The New York Times) , all of which are now available from The Overlook Press.

Kurt Wiese (1887-1974) illustrated over 300 children's book and wrote and illustrated another 20 books. He received two Newbery Awards and two Caldecott Honor Book Awards.

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"Funny, beautifully written gems."
- Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times

"Freddy is blessed with courage, wit, agility and a Sherlock Holmes-like capacity for detective work."
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