Walter R. Brooks Books in Order
32 books are credited to Walter R. Brooks, published between 1927 and 2002; 6 of them appeared after Walter R. Brooks's death in 1958. The first book is Freddy Goes to Florida (1927) and the newest is Art of Freddy (2002). Publication order is the reading order below. 30 of the 32 books listed here are in the Freddy the Pig series, which has its own page: Freddy the Pig books in order.
- Books
- 32
- Published
- 1927–2002
- Pages on record
- 4,688 in 21 of 32 books
- Reading time
- 78–117 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,688 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 32 titles with a page count on record.
Freddy the Pig is the detective, politician and traveller at the centre of Walter R. Brooks's children's books, set among the talking animals of the Bean Farm in upstate New York. Brooks (1886-1958) also wrote the short stories about Mister Ed, a talking horse, which reached television after his death. The catalogue holds 32 titles, opening with Freddy Goes to Florida (1927) and running through Freddy Goes to the North Pole, Freddy the Detective, Freddy the Politician and Freddy and the Bean Home News. Volumes average 244 pages, and editions here carry dates as late as 2002.
How many Walter R. Brooks books are there?
Walter R. Brooks has 32 books, released between 1927 and 2002. 6 of them were published after Walter R. Brooks's death in 1958. 30 of them belong to the Freddy the Pig series.
Walter R. Brooks Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 32 Walter R. Brooks books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11927–1/4
- 219303061/4
- 31932–1/4
- 419362561/4
- 519372201/4
- 61939–1/4
- 71940–1/4
- 819412881/4
- 919422451/4
- 101943–1/4
- 111944–1/4
- 1219452441/4
- 131946–1/4
- 1419472241/4
- 1519482721/4
- 161949–1/4
- 1719502401/4
- 1819512401/4
- 191952–1/4
- 2019532621/4
- 211953–1/4
- 2219542561/4
- 2319552561/4
- 2419562201/4
- 251957–1/4
- 2619582391/4
- 27Jimmy Takes Vanishing Lessons1965 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41965321/4
- 28Henry's Dog Henry1965 · 26 pages · confirmed 1/41965261/4
- 2919992531/4
- 30Freddy the Detective / Freddy Goes to Florida Flip BookFreddy the Pig #282002 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4200211/4
- 3120023841/4
- 3220022241/4
Walter R. Brooks series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Freddy the Pig books in order 30 books
- Freddy books in order 30 books
Walter R. Brooks books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
2 books2 Walter R. Brooks titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Walter R. Brooks books in order?
You only need to read Walter R. Brooks books in order within the Freddy the Pig series, which holds 30 of the 32 Walter R. Brooks books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Walter R. Brooks
Start with the first book of the Walter R. Brooks series you want to read: Freddy the Pig starts with Freddy Goes to Florida (1927) and Freddy starts with Freddy Goes to Florida (1927). The earliest catalogued title overall is Freddy Goes to Florida (1927).
What is the newest Walter R. Brooks book?
Art of Freddy (2002) is the newest Walter R. Brooks book released so far.
Is there a new Walter R. Brooks book coming?
No next Walter R. Brooks book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Walter R. Brooks at a glance
- Died
- Walter R. Brooks died in 1958, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Walter R. Brooks are still being published after Walter R. Brooks's death in 1958; the newest appeared in 2002.
- Release pace
- Walter R. Brooks books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,688 pages across the 21 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 244 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Walter R. Brooks books, 10 of 32, were published in the 1950s.
What the Walter R. Brooks books are about
30 of the 32 Walter R. Brooks books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: domestic animals is tagged on 23 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Domestic animals 23 of 30 books
- Pigs 23 of 30 books
- Children's fiction 20 of 30 books
- Humor 11 of 30 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 30 books
- Animals 5 of 30 books
- Adventure stories 3 of 30 books
- Animal detectives 2 of 30 books
- Circus 2 of 30 books
- Freddy the pig (Fictitious character) 2 of 30 books