"Freddy is a pretty busy fellow, even for a pig of his immense talents. He’s always working on new poems, and he’s even willing to get up bright and early to lend his squeal to wake the farm when Charles the rooster comes down with a cold.
But when mean Mrs. Underdunk takes over the Centerboro Guardian and declares she will no longer publish news of the Bean farm animals, the multitalented pig puts on one more hat: newspaper editor. The trouble is, when the Bean Home News becomes more popular than the Guardian, Mrs. Underdunk sets her sights on ridding Centerboro of all of its uppity animals—starting with Freddy!"
"While Freddy the pig relaxes in his best cowboy outfit and sings a song, he decides that he needs a vacation. He will ride his pony, Cy, out West. He’ll see some wide-open spaces and maybe find some excitement.
But before Freddy can leave, the excitement finds him first. Uncle Ben races up to the farm and asks Freddy for help. A pack of sneaky spies is trying to steal Uncle Ben’s plans for building a flying saucer. Soon, Freddy is riding into one of the wildest adventures of his life, one that will require his most clever disguises!"
"Freddy the Pig has taken to the skies to save a damsel in distress. Mademoiselle Rose, the lovely bareback rider from Mr. Boorschmidt’s Stupendous and Unexcelled Circus, needs Freddy’s help. A wealthy but selfish man wants to marry her and if she doesn’t accept his proposal, he vows to close the circus down.
So it’s up to Freddy to save the beautiful lady and the big top. With the help of Mr. Bean and the animals at the farm, Freddy hatches a high-flying plan that just might drive the unwanted suitor away. "
"In Freddy and Simon the Dictator, warning had been printed in the Bean Home News and the Centerboro Guardian, but nobody paid much attention to them. An animal revolt? 'Preposterous!' said the Beans and all the other humans.
But it's true—and Simon the rat is determined to turn the farm into a dictatorship. Mr. Camphor has been persuaded (much against his better judgment) to run for governor of New York State, Herb Garble shows up, Jinx defects to the enemy (or does he?), and Freddy—that inimitable pig!—goes to work as the political boss of Otesaraga County.
Freddy and Simon the Dictator is classic Brooks, in which the master of barnyard hilarity has a lot of fun satirizing politics and—especially—politicians."
"A series of robberies has disrupted the peaceful life at the Bean Farm. First, food disappears from The First Animal Bank. Then sheets and shirts vanish from a clothesline. By the time oats are stolen from the barn, everyone is suspicious and upset. Soon, the animals even suspect Freddy!
Who, or what, is responsible for the crimes? What is the mysterious white shape in the Great Woods? When the animals get threatening letters demanding food in exchange for their safety, it’s up to Freddy to solve the mystery of the Ignormus—even if it means going into the Great Woods alone."
"Freddy the pig is writing a poem. It is about how useful tails would be if pigs could wag them. Just then, something bites Freddy’s tail. Eeeeeeyow!
J.J. Pomeroy the robin is very sorry. His eyesight is bad, and Freddy’s tail did look like a plump worm. Putting aside his poem, Freddy decides to help the poor bird solve his nearsightedness. But the solution just leads to further adventures for the inventive pig. Soon he is designing hats and arranging a jousting tournament!"
"Freddy the pig and his friends decide to take a trip to Mars. As the town watches, they go aboard Uncle Ben’s space ship and blast off into the sky. However, things go a little haywire when the crew is knocked off course, and they land in an unusual place.
The gang thinks this strange territory may be Mars. But when Freddy and the crew step out of the space ship in their astronaut outfits, they are amazed at how Mars has trees and lakes just like Earth. At the same time, some townspeople see the astronauts from afar and think they’re Martians!"
"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."
"Freddy is certainly an extraordinary pig by all accounts. Although he spends his time oversleeping and overeating just like a normal pig, he also finds the time to daydream, enterprise, and even write poetry! Always full of new ideas, he pro-poses that the animals of Bean Farm start a tour company.
Promoting himself to president of Barnyard Tours, Inc., Freddy arranges an expedition to the frigid Arctic. Freddy, Jinx the cat, Eeny the mouse, Robert the dog, Charles the rooster, and a host of other animals travel all the way to the North Pole. Unfortunately, their plans freeze as they encounter a pack of polar problems—but at least they get to visit Santa Claus!"
"Freddy the pig wants to become a detective. He’s read all of the Sherlock Holmes adventures. He’s even practiced by “shadowing” Alice the duck around the farm. Now, with the help of Jinx the cat, he’s ready for his first real case.
When Everett Bean’s toy train disappears in the middle of the night, no one knows how it happened until Freddy finds the clues everyone else misses. He knows the rats have stolen it. Now he has to find where the train is hidden and convict the rats of the crime.
Who will win Freddy’s first case, the sly, scheming rats or Freddy the Detective? "
"Mr. Bean knows he has the smartest animals in the state of New York. He’s just not sure they can care for his farm by themselves while he takes his wife on vacation. So to show how responsible they are, Freddy the pig and his friends open the First Animal Bank of Centerboro.
With the bank a huge success and Mr. and Mrs. Bean in Europe, the animals decide to create the First Animal Republic. Freddy thinks that Mrs. Wiggins the cow would make a fine president. John Quincy Adams, a woodpecker blown north from his home on the White House lawn in Washington, has other ideas.
Can a plainspoken cow compete against the slick political tricks of a wily woodpecker?"
"Mr. Boorschmidt’s Stupendous and Unexcelled Circus is back in town. This time one of its attractions is really out of this world. In the big ring are six Martians and their flying saucer! But Boorschmidt doesn’t stop there. He wants something even more spectacular to offer the audience, so he asks Freddy for help.
Freddy knows what to do. He organizes an amazing baseball team. With the help of the other animals from Bean Farm, Freddy will teach the Martians, an elephant, an ostrich, and Mr. Boorschmidt to play ball. What will the other teams think of this strange group?"
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