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Freddy and the Ignormus
A mysterious and fearsome creature called the Ignormus is living in the Big Woods. No one has actually gotten a good look at it but, because of the Ignormus, the animals live in terror of going into the Big Woods. Freddy the Pig makes the mistake of borrowing Mr. Bean's gun without permission for protection in the Big Woods and loses it. To make matters worse, someone leaves a bag of stolen oats in the pig pen and everyone, including Mr. Bean, believes that Freddy is the thief.
From 1927 to 1958, Walter R. Brooks wrote 26 books starring one of the great characters in American children's literature: Freddy the Pig. The Freddy books, widely beloved as classics and deemed the American equivalent of the Pooh stories, are a remarkable achievement in children's literature.
From 1927 to 1958, Walter R. Brooks wrote 26 books starring one of the great characters in American children's literature: Freddy the Pig. The Freddy books, widely beloved as classics and deemed the American equivalent of the Pooh stories, are a remarkable achievement in children's literature.
288 pages, Hardcover
First published September 9, 1941
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Walter Rollin Brooks
51 books67 followersWalter 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 American Red Cross and later did editorial work for several magazines, including The New Yorker.
In 1940, Brooks turned to his own writing for his full-time occupation. Walter married his second wife, Dorothy Collins, following the death of Anne in 1952.
The first works Brooks published were poems and short stories. His short story "Ed Takes the Pledge" about a talking horse was the basis for the 1960s television comedy series Mister Ed (credit for creating the characters is given in each episode to "Walter Brooks"). His most enduring works, however, are the 26 books he wrote about Freddy the Pig and his friends.
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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 American Red Cross and later did editorial work for several magazines, including The New Yorker.
In 1940, Brooks turned to his own writing for his full-time occupation. Walter married his second wife, Dorothy Collins, following the death of Anne in 1952.
The first works Brooks published were poems and short stories. His short story "Ed Takes the Pledge" about a talking horse was the basis for the 1960s television comedy series Mister Ed (credit for creating the characters is given in each episode to "Walter Brooks"). His most enduring works, however, are the 26 books he wrote about Freddy the Pig and his friends.
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July 19, 2019
I remember this one fondly. It is packed with action just suited to a child's taste.
June 21, 2020
Reading on openlibrary - currently they have the one hour loan thing going on though so I may not finish in a timely manner.... Pausing at p. 184, Chapter 12. (Yes, these stories are very quick reads. ;) Back at it... and it had been saved where I left off! (I hadn't logged off, after all, so maybe I shouldn't be surprised.)
The endpaper spoils the mystery and the fun! Don't look at it!
"Your troubles will only grow if you water 'em" so stop crying.... (Jinx says this. He's a black cat, a smart-aleck and a bit bloodthirsty. But still, he's got a point.)
Interesting that the beetles are characterized as long-winded and rambly... they don't live long enough for much talk, one would think.
Some things here are timeless, like the gentle satire of Charles's speechifying about courage vs. his actual courage (but I'm not sure of the pun that he's 'hen-pecked'). Some make me wince, like the idea that of a scheme to make workers scared, so they'd get more done (but at least the point of that is 'in less time' so they'd have afternoons off).
Lots to discuss, actually, in this series. The characters exemplify different traits of human nature... and yet are also fully developed individuals in their own right. Best to read immediately before giving to your 9-11 yo child, or reading together with your 7-11 yo, imo.
I loved the one that I had access to as a child and read it several times, and will continue to read them as I can find them... even if I have to read them an hour at time.
(This did take me less than two hours.)
The endpaper spoils the mystery and the fun! Don't look at it!
"Your troubles will only grow if you water 'em" so stop crying.... (Jinx says this. He's a black cat, a smart-aleck and a bit bloodthirsty. But still, he's got a point.)
Interesting that the beetles are characterized as long-winded and rambly... they don't live long enough for much talk, one would think.
Some things here are timeless, like the gentle satire of Charles's speechifying about courage vs. his actual courage (but I'm not sure of the pun that he's 'hen-pecked'). Some make me wince, like the idea that of a scheme to make workers scared, so they'd get more done (but at least the point of that is 'in less time' so they'd have afternoons off).
Lots to discuss, actually, in this series. The characters exemplify different traits of human nature... and yet are also fully developed individuals in their own right. Best to read immediately before giving to your 9-11 yo child, or reading together with your 7-11 yo, imo.
I loved the one that I had access to as a child and read it several times, and will continue to read them as I can find them... even if I have to read them an hour at time.
(This did take me less than two hours.)
May 28, 2021
“Ignormous” is a portmanteau word, a conflation of “enormous” and “ignoramus.” By giving a silly name to his supposed monster, Brooks hints to young readers that the Ignormous is a hoax—something that Freddy and his friends do not realize until the end. By threatening to sic a devouring monster on the Bean animals, Simon and his evil band of rats launch a protection racket. Playing on the Bean animals’ fears, the rats coerce them into stealing food from the Bean garden. Rightly suspecting that Freddy will use his skills as a detective to expose them, the rats discredit him by planting stolen oats in the pigpen. Undaunted, Freddy continues to seek clues to the thieves’ identity and whereabouts. Learning that rats have settled in the crumbling Grimby house in the Big Woods, Freddy and Mrs. Wiggins organize a Bean animal militia. Mastering a longstanding fear of entering the Big Woods, the Bean animals unite to defeat the rats.
One of the delights of Brooks’s novels is that, no matter what crisis he tries to avert, Freddy always takes time to write poetry. While tracking down Simon and the Ignormous, Freddy writes some of his best poems:. Freddy is working on an alphabet book, designed to teach animals to read. The B verse, “Bees, bothered by bold bears, behave badly,” begins:
Your honey or your life!” says the bold burglar bear;
As he climbs up the tree where the bees have their lair:
“Burglars! Burglars!” The tree begins to hum.
Sharpen up your strings, brothers! Tighten up your wings, brothers!
Beat the alarm on the big bass drum! (171).
The onomatopoeic “Bee” poem parodies Vachel Lindsay, whose “Congo” and “General William Booth Enters into Heaven” were popular at the time.
Like other children’s books of the 1940’s, the Freddy novels are overtly didactic. Freddy gallantly strives to correct his fears, tendency toward procrastination, gluttony, and other moral failings. In IGNORMOUS, Freddy calms his anxiety by repeating to himself that no “such creature as the Ignormous existed” (68). Freddy and Mrs. Wiggins persuade the Bean animals to conquer their fear of the Big Woods by uniting. “The greatest bravery is found in those who go ahead," Freddy tells them, “even though they are afraid” (211). Like other Freddy novels, IGNORMOUS insists that even smallest, weakest animals make a difference. Lowly insects (as in FREDDY AND THE MAGICIAN) are crucial to routing the rats. From their stronghold in the Grimby house, the rats point a rifle (stolen from Mr. Bean) at the Bean animals. Randolph, a clumsy beetle, persuades his centipede friends to crawl into the barrel. The centipedes disarm the rats by passing bullets out of the gun with their many feet. Randolph reiterates the moral: “The things we’re most scared of don’t exist” (282).
Published shortly before Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entry into World War II, IGNORMOUS (1941) celebrates patriotism: “We must make the Big Woods safe for the smallest and weakest animal who wishes to walk there” (211). Freddy says. The Bean animal militia, with Mrs. Wiggins as general, prevails as a collective defensive action. FREDDY AND THE IGNORMOUS is a period piece, reflecting Americans’ resolve to protect the homeland against foreign invaders.
As a senior, I am reliving my childhood delight in Walter R. Brooks’ Freddy Books. I have joined other adult members of Friends of Freddy: http://freddythepig.com
One of the delights of Brooks’s novels is that, no matter what crisis he tries to avert, Freddy always takes time to write poetry. While tracking down Simon and the Ignormous, Freddy writes some of his best poems:. Freddy is working on an alphabet book, designed to teach animals to read. The B verse, “Bees, bothered by bold bears, behave badly,” begins:
Your honey or your life!” says the bold burglar bear;
As he climbs up the tree where the bees have their lair:
“Burglars! Burglars!” The tree begins to hum.
Sharpen up your strings, brothers! Tighten up your wings, brothers!
Beat the alarm on the big bass drum! (171).
The onomatopoeic “Bee” poem parodies Vachel Lindsay, whose “Congo” and “General William Booth Enters into Heaven” were popular at the time.
Like other children’s books of the 1940’s, the Freddy novels are overtly didactic. Freddy gallantly strives to correct his fears, tendency toward procrastination, gluttony, and other moral failings. In IGNORMOUS, Freddy calms his anxiety by repeating to himself that no “such creature as the Ignormous existed” (68). Freddy and Mrs. Wiggins persuade the Bean animals to conquer their fear of the Big Woods by uniting. “The greatest bravery is found in those who go ahead," Freddy tells them, “even though they are afraid” (211). Like other Freddy novels, IGNORMOUS insists that even smallest, weakest animals make a difference. Lowly insects (as in FREDDY AND THE MAGICIAN) are crucial to routing the rats. From their stronghold in the Grimby house, the rats point a rifle (stolen from Mr. Bean) at the Bean animals. Randolph, a clumsy beetle, persuades his centipede friends to crawl into the barrel. The centipedes disarm the rats by passing bullets out of the gun with their many feet. Randolph reiterates the moral: “The things we’re most scared of don’t exist” (282).
Published shortly before Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entry into World War II, IGNORMOUS (1941) celebrates patriotism: “We must make the Big Woods safe for the smallest and weakest animal who wishes to walk there” (211). Freddy says. The Bean animal militia, with Mrs. Wiggins as general, prevails as a collective defensive action. FREDDY AND THE IGNORMOUS is a period piece, reflecting Americans’ resolve to protect the homeland against foreign invaders.
As a senior, I am reliving my childhood delight in Walter R. Brooks’ Freddy Books. I have joined other adult members of Friends of Freddy: http://freddythepig.com
February 2, 2017
Who is the frightening creature in the big woods who is scaring the farm animals? Is Freddy brave enough to find out? Or is Freddy to blame for these mysteries? And why has things like veggies and Mr. Bean's gun been disappearing? Another fun romp as Freddy uses his head and lack of superstition to discover the miscreant behind these actions. Slightly preachy but enough good story to make up for the deficiency.
September 2, 2025
Another charming tale from Brooks.
The animals on the Bean farm are spooked when stories of the dreaded Ignormus surface, prompting a search party to go and spot the beast. At the same time, Simon the rat is back and is up to his usual tricks.
As the animals rally together to confront their shared enemies, they learn that perception and imagination are key factors in driving fear.
A fairly straight-forward story, with the same delightful illustrations as usual.
3.5
The animals on the Bean farm are spooked when stories of the dreaded Ignormus surface, prompting a search party to go and spot the beast. At the same time, Simon the rat is back and is up to his usual tricks.
As the animals rally together to confront their shared enemies, they learn that perception and imagination are key factors in driving fear.
A fairly straight-forward story, with the same delightful illustrations as usual.
3.5
December 14, 2021
How wonderful it was to revisit the Bean farm after all these years. Ive not read or listened to any of these since I was probably 12. And they’re just as charming as ever.
April 21, 2012
What does it mean to be brave? When Freddy and the rest of the talking animals on Mr. Bean's farm are terrorized by the unknown, evil being in the Big Woods known only as the Ignormus, they learn that being brave isn't a lack of fear. Bravery is facing your fears and standing up to them, refusing to run away from a fight or from the possibility of terrible consequences. Bravery is standing up to your enemies, whether you've seen their face or have only imagined it in your worst nightmare. Bravery is being able to sing a song about yourself as you creep through the deep, dark woods, alone and about to confront your unknown enemy. Though they initially quail at the thought of facing the Ignormus, Freddy and his friends eventually find the courage to go into battle and save the peaceful life they know on Mr. Bean's farm.
Like this one, all of the books in Walter Brooks' Freddy series are delightful, full of vibrant characters, amusing adventures and not-so-subtle lessons on life. Freddy is a charming hero and one who is certainly not without his faults. His foibles make him all the more "human" and provided the author with abundant material to teach young readers the importance of such things as courage, honesty, loyalty and more. I highly recommend all of the Freddy books to young and old readers alike!
Like this one, all of the books in Walter Brooks' Freddy series are delightful, full of vibrant characters, amusing adventures and not-so-subtle lessons on life. Freddy is a charming hero and one who is certainly not without his faults. His foibles make him all the more "human" and provided the author with abundant material to teach young readers the importance of such things as courage, honesty, loyalty and more. I highly recommend all of the Freddy books to young and old readers alike!
May 1, 2011
The Freddy books are really delightful! They are wonderfully written with endearing characters, and Freddy and the Ignormus is one of our favorites thus far. Although we just discovered Brooks' books this year, they were written in the 1920s through 1950s (I just read that they went out of print in the 1960s, which may be why I never read them as a child). Fortunately, they are back in print. My only problem is that when I try to check out the actual books, my son resists. He has grown accustomed to John McDonough's gravelly voice (which is really fabulous) in the audio versions of these books. One day he'll relent.
October 13, 2022
Rats
This book is great. I would recommend this book to everyone looking for literature and mystery with some humor on top. Great fun. Good job.
This book is great. I would recommend this book to everyone looking for literature and mystery with some humor on top. Great fun. Good job.
August 15, 2025
Bought a frying pan online. Received this book instead. Fantastic read! Super funny, full of great vocabulary! Five-Stars.
October 5, 2013
This is a Favorite of mine. Its got all the elements I love in a children's mystery. And even better the animals talk! I'd think that most kids about 8-12 would like Freddy the Pig and his escapades. He really is a funny pig, always getting in a fix.And Simon the rat is quite the character, one of the craftiest I've seen in a children's book. Over all, I love this book.
November 29, 2014
I liked it. Freddy said he was going to nail the hide of the ignormous to the barn door. The ignormous Simon and his gang made up and it was just a bunch of sheets nailed together.
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February 23, 2023
“Hath not a Rat eyes? If you prick us do we not bleed?”
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“People who are scared are hardly ever very clear about what scared them.”
In Freddy and the Ignormus (1941), the eighth of Walter R. Brooks’ 26(!) Freddy the Pig books, Freddy is writing an alphabet book in verse about animals to teach them to read, when Theodore, a handsome frog (who, though prone to stuttering, may be a better poet than the pig), shames Freddy into exploring the perilous Big Woods (“I may be only a pig, but I’ve got some pride”). This leads Freddy to investigate the Ignormus (a newly created rural-legend monster, after whose name Freddy likes to hopefully append, “if he exists”), which leads him to investigate a series of robberies on the Bean farm (even the small wild animals’ winter stores are robbed from the First Animal Bank of which Freddy is President). Freddy is stumped, his reputation as an ace detective and an honest pig in tatters. Even Mr. Bean believes that Freddy has stolen a bag of oats. The scoundrel rat Simon and his clan, recently returned from exile from the First Animal Republic (“For I think you will agree with me that there is no place in a republic of free animals, for rats”), must be behind everything, but how? And how to prove it, as the rats have been keeping out of sight?
The novel features a swing for animals, a borrowed and then stolen and then sabotaged shotgun, a strange animal from Africa, the Ignormus (if he exists), a thrilling battle in the Big Woods, plenty of scares, and a surprising and heart-warming resolution. And many of Brooks’ straight-faced funny “facts” about animals:
“For hens, as you perhaps know, can crow just as well as roosters if they want to. Usually they don’t want to.”
“Mrs. Wiggins wasn’t brilliant—few cows are—but she had common sense, which Freddy had found by experience was a good deal more helpful.”
“Spiders have very small voices, and they have to be almost in your ear before you can hear them, which is probably why so few people have ever heard a spider say anything.”
“That’s a centipede for you. Generous as all get out, but pretty hard-boiled.”
Freddy, of course, plays the central role, a reluctant detective who must discover the identity of the farm robbers in order to clear his own sullied name, while finding time to compose egregious poetry and dress up in disguise (as a small but wealthy hunter with a small hunting dog who looks and sounds suspiciously like a frog!). Jinx, the black cat is great (though his visiting sister Minx is a one-note joke who stays too long, always having had an experience better than yours), Charles the pompous rooster has a couple moments of genuine bravery (call him a chicken at your peril), Mrs. Wiggins the president of the FAR and their army’s general to boot exercises her down to earth wisdom and leadership, Theodore is insightful (and good at manipulating Freddy by appealing to his reputation for adventure), and the spiders Mr. and Mrs. Webb and a beetle called Randolph play key roles.
Like the other Freddy novels, this one coheres around a set of themes: how our imaginations can scare us, how ignorance can be an enormous monster, how our reputations can make us reckless, how true bravery involves acting when you’re terrified, how kindness and forgiveness can heal much but not everything.
The story is entertaining and funny, and although not up to the high standards of the better books like Freddy the Politician, Freddy the Detective, and Freddy and the Popinjoy, it has some neat moments, like when Simon goads Freddy,
“I’ve been visiting my relatives out in Iowa. That’s a great place, Freddy. Lots of pigs in Iowa. But they don’t make poetry. No, no. Out in Iowa the pigs make pork. Pork, not poetry, Freddy. You ought to take a little trip out there.”
Or like when Freddy muses,
“‘It’s funny,” he thought. ‘Whether I believe in the Ignormus or not depends entirely on where I am. Out here I’m perfectly sure there isn’t any such creature. Am I sure?’ He thought a minute. ‘Yes, I am,’ he said. ‘But the minute I step in under those trees I’ll believe in him again.’”
By the way, I bet E. B. White read this book, because in Charlotte’s Web Templeton says things to Wilbur reminiscent of Simon’s words to Freddy here and declaims on how unappreciated he is (as a rat) in ways not unlike those of Brooks’ earlier rat elsewhere in this novel.
OR
“People who are scared are hardly ever very clear about what scared them.”
In Freddy and the Ignormus (1941), the eighth of Walter R. Brooks’ 26(!) Freddy the Pig books, Freddy is writing an alphabet book in verse about animals to teach them to read, when Theodore, a handsome frog (who, though prone to stuttering, may be a better poet than the pig), shames Freddy into exploring the perilous Big Woods (“I may be only a pig, but I’ve got some pride”). This leads Freddy to investigate the Ignormus (a newly created rural-legend monster, after whose name Freddy likes to hopefully append, “if he exists”), which leads him to investigate a series of robberies on the Bean farm (even the small wild animals’ winter stores are robbed from the First Animal Bank of which Freddy is President). Freddy is stumped, his reputation as an ace detective and an honest pig in tatters. Even Mr. Bean believes that Freddy has stolen a bag of oats. The scoundrel rat Simon and his clan, recently returned from exile from the First Animal Republic (“For I think you will agree with me that there is no place in a republic of free animals, for rats”), must be behind everything, but how? And how to prove it, as the rats have been keeping out of sight?
The novel features a swing for animals, a borrowed and then stolen and then sabotaged shotgun, a strange animal from Africa, the Ignormus (if he exists), a thrilling battle in the Big Woods, plenty of scares, and a surprising and heart-warming resolution. And many of Brooks’ straight-faced funny “facts” about animals:
“For hens, as you perhaps know, can crow just as well as roosters if they want to. Usually they don’t want to.”
“Mrs. Wiggins wasn’t brilliant—few cows are—but she had common sense, which Freddy had found by experience was a good deal more helpful.”
“Spiders have very small voices, and they have to be almost in your ear before you can hear them, which is probably why so few people have ever heard a spider say anything.”
“That’s a centipede for you. Generous as all get out, but pretty hard-boiled.”
Freddy, of course, plays the central role, a reluctant detective who must discover the identity of the farm robbers in order to clear his own sullied name, while finding time to compose egregious poetry and dress up in disguise (as a small but wealthy hunter with a small hunting dog who looks and sounds suspiciously like a frog!). Jinx, the black cat is great (though his visiting sister Minx is a one-note joke who stays too long, always having had an experience better than yours), Charles the pompous rooster has a couple moments of genuine bravery (call him a chicken at your peril), Mrs. Wiggins the president of the FAR and their army’s general to boot exercises her down to earth wisdom and leadership, Theodore is insightful (and good at manipulating Freddy by appealing to his reputation for adventure), and the spiders Mr. and Mrs. Webb and a beetle called Randolph play key roles.
Like the other Freddy novels, this one coheres around a set of themes: how our imaginations can scare us, how ignorance can be an enormous monster, how our reputations can make us reckless, how true bravery involves acting when you’re terrified, how kindness and forgiveness can heal much but not everything.
The story is entertaining and funny, and although not up to the high standards of the better books like Freddy the Politician, Freddy the Detective, and Freddy and the Popinjoy, it has some neat moments, like when Simon goads Freddy,
“I’ve been visiting my relatives out in Iowa. That’s a great place, Freddy. Lots of pigs in Iowa. But they don’t make poetry. No, no. Out in Iowa the pigs make pork. Pork, not poetry, Freddy. You ought to take a little trip out there.”
Or like when Freddy muses,
“‘It’s funny,” he thought. ‘Whether I believe in the Ignormus or not depends entirely on where I am. Out here I’m perfectly sure there isn’t any such creature. Am I sure?’ He thought a minute. ‘Yes, I am,’ he said. ‘But the minute I step in under those trees I’ll believe in him again.’”
By the way, I bet E. B. White read this book, because in Charlotte’s Web Templeton says things to Wilbur reminiscent of Simon’s words to Freddy here and declaims on how unappreciated he is (as a rat) in ways not unlike those of Brooks’ earlier rat elsewhere in this novel.
February 14, 2022
This is the eighth book in the Freddy the Pig series. I never read these growing up, but I had heard they were good, and my son has read a couple of them. Since John McDonough was the narrator for the audiobooks, and my kids all like him, I decided to give this audiobook a try. It was so much fun! All my kids liked it. It was gentle enough that it didn’t traumatize my sensitive child, but exciting enough that my other kids weren’t bored. It was witty and hilarious at times; sort of like an American version of Winnie-the-Pooh or Wind in the Willows. I was also impressed with how much a kid can learn about life and human nature from these silly books about talking animals! We will definitely be listening to more of these.
December 4, 2020
Another hit! I finished this book by flashlight as we were out of power for almost 72 hours. Freddy is such a lovable character as are all the supporting roles. These books are just charming. I have just started another one--fortunately with electricity restored!
April 18, 2024
I treasure this series!
The animal swing was adorable, Theodore the frog was a great new character, but above all, I love how the animals all band together (even if they're afraid) to defeat the enemy!
The animal swing was adorable, Theodore the frog was a great new character, but above all, I love how the animals all band together (even if they're afraid) to defeat the enemy!
August 1, 2024
Fun read aloud with vintage charm about a group of unusual farm animals. There's only 2 of this series available at my library, which is a shame. My kids enjoyed the light-hearted mystery in this one.
February 12, 2019
I liked it
February 28, 2020
Really fun book! I had not heard of this series, but a friend mentioned it because we are headed to a Pig Festival this weekend. I think I'll have to read the rest of the Freddy books.
January 6, 2021
what an entirely goofy book. I love the idea of a pig that is poet turned detective. This might be funnier for adults than children. No matter, I find these completely delightful.
November 9, 2022
Always a favorite. I might like it slightly less than the median fan, but I have no good reason for that. Fun stuff.
March 5, 2024
At this point in the series, Brooks seems to have gotten most of the satire out of his system. This is a wholesome animal fable about superstition and restorative justice.
August 22, 2025
My favorite one so far!!
December 31, 2025
Top-tier Freddy! There is nothing to fear but Ignormus itself.
October 19, 2016
Freddy and the Ignormous was celebrated at this year's Friends of Freddy convention and justly so! It is a story about facing up to your fears and includes many moments of great humor and insight.
September 5, 2022
My Dad read me these as a kid, and as an adult I’m pleased to find that they hold up. The characters are well-drawn (Jinx the cat was my favorite as a kid), and the writing style is incredibly charming, as are the illustrations. The speed with which everyone turns on Freddy after he’s framed for theft is a little jarring though. In the next novel (Perilous Adventure), he’s framed again, but in that one, Mr. Bean defends him; I wonder if that was an intentional corrective on Brooks’s part.
February 24, 2008
Freddy is one of my heroes! The funniest thing about this book is that I had a copy for a very long time before I got around to reading it (I had read a couple of other Freddy books). However, for whatever reason, I always thought the title was "Freddy and the Ignoramus." It seemed a bit rude, but then again, it was written earlier in the 20th century, so I just thought, go figure. It wasn't until I was halfway through the book that I realized it was actually Ignormus (as in ginormous) not Ignoramus (as in idiot). Ha ha, isn't that funny?
August 15, 2021
Truyện hơi chán.
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October 10, 2007
This is my favorite of my favorite series. If one is only going to read one of Walter R. Brooks's masterpieces, choose this one. Or The Bean Home News. Give one to every child you know.
August 7, 2008
To my little boys.
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