Freddy Goes to Florida, Walter R. Brooks
Freddy Goes to Florida, Walter R. Brooks
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Freddy Goes to Florida

Author: Walter R. Brooks

Narrator: John McDonough

Unabridged: 4 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/25/2009


Synopsis

The barnyard animals are tired of being cold in the winter. Since Farmer Bean doesn't have enough money to patch the holes in the barn or heat the chicken coop, they are migrating to Florida for the winter. Travelling to the beat of Freddy the pig's funny songs, they meet with one adventure after another. They find gold treasure to take home to Farmer Bean in the spring. Florida is fun, except for the time when alligators try to eat them for lunch. Only Freddy's cleverness lets them escape with their lives. Writing during the first half of the 20th century, Walter R. Brooks captured the idyllic America that disappeared with the 1950s. Fans remember him as the creator of Mr. Ed, the talking horse of television fame. His tour-de-force was his set of 26 Freddy books, all espousing the values that people still want for their children: loyalty, sharing, and forgiveness. John McDonough's delightful voice captures the humor and genius of this timeless creation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily on February 11, 2018

Originally published in 1927 under the stultifyingly bland title "To and Again," this is the first book in what shortly evolved into the Freddy the Detective series. It's about a group of animals on a farm in upstate New York who decide to migrate to Florida one Winter. They have several adventures......more

Goodreads review by Brenda on January 10, 2020

This was possibly the first fantasy novel I ever read. I remember reading it under the edge of my desk in third grade, to the intense annoyance of parents and teacher.......more

Goodreads review by Wreade1872 on December 27, 2016

A group of farm animals decide to go south for the winter. I prefer the original title 'To and Again' as Freddy the pig is probably the most underused of any of the animals in this. It took me a while to get into. It didn't feel much like a kids story, i kept having flashbacks to 'Animal Farm' which......more