Freddy the Pig’s Home Page, uh, Pen

By Joel Comm August 19, 1999 3 Comments   

There was a series of books that were very popular when I was growing up. It was about a talking pig and his barnyard friends, and their everyday adventures. No, it is not George Orwell’s Animal Farm or anything like it. I have only recently found out that these long out of print books are now being published again.

The books are about Freddy the Pig, and his life on the Bean Farm. At this website, which is maintained by the Friends of Freddy, you can learn about the books, and the characters that were in them. They are fun to read and enjoyable for children of all ages (including adult children). Read about Freddy and his baseball team, flying saucer, detective agency, trips to the North Pole and Florida, and as he becomes a football player, a magician and a cowboy. These are books that are safe for anyone to read, and read again.

So stop by and discover (or rediscover) the antics of Freddy and his friends at the Bean farm. It will be time well spent.

http://www.freddythepig.org/

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3 Comments to “Freddy the Pig’s Home Page, uh, Pen”
  1. John Gizzi says:
    March 28, 2005 at 9:22 am
    Yes, I remember Freddy well and was delighted to read a lengthy article in the NYTimes about his resurgence and following. When I was in Northwest Grammar School in Newington, CT., Freddy was a popular fixture for reading and discussion in class. I remember Mrs. Erwin, my third Grade teacher, getting quite a rise from us in discussing things from Freddy's books--notably, the importance of writing letters. There was a line in one story how Freddy could have simply gone over and told Mrs. Wiggins something but instead put it in writing by dictating to one of the animals who typed. Today, I still love writing and getting letters and I think that comes from one of the Freddy book. I also remember, sadly, one scene in one of the books in which the villain, a comic book publisher, actually strikes Freddy. This may be the only time Freddy was ever hurt. Can someone refresh my memory on this unfortunate incident?
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  2. John Gizzi says:
    March 28, 2005 at 9:22 am
    Yes, I remember Freddy well and was delighted to read a lengthy article in the NYTimes about his resurgence and following. When I was in Northwest Grammar School in Newington, CT., Freddy was a popular fixture for reading and discussion in class. I remember Mrs. Erwin, my third Grade teacher, getting quite a rise from us in discussing things from Freddy's books--notably, the importance of writing letters. There was a line in one story how Freddy could have simply gone over and told Mrs. Wiggins something but instead put it in writing by dictating to one of the animals who typed. Today, I still love writing and getting letters and I think that comes from one of the Freddy book. I also remember, sadly, one scene in one of the books in which the villain, a comic book publisher, actually strikes Freddy. This may be the only time Freddy was ever hurt. Can someone refresh my memory on this unfortunate incident?
    Reply
  3. John Gizzi says:
    March 28, 2005 at 9:22 am
    Yes, I remember Freddy well and was delighted to read a lengthy article in the NYTimes about his resurgence and following. When I was in Northwest Grammar School in Newington, CT., Freddy was a popular fixture for reading and discussion in class. I remember Mrs. Erwin, my third Grade teacher, getting quite a rise from us in discussing things from Freddy's books--notably, the importance of writing letters. There was a line in one story how Freddy could have simply gone over and told Mrs. Wiggins something but instead put it in writing by dictating to one of the animals who typed. Today, I still love writing and getting letters and I think that comes from one of the Freddy book. I also remember, sadly, one scene in one of the books in which the villain, a comic book publisher, actually strikes Freddy. This may be the only time Freddy was ever hurt. Can someone refresh my memory on this unfortunate incident?
    Reply

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