Books with title Freddy the Pied Piper

Freddy's friends knew that they could always rely on him to help them out of a jam, and when Mr. Boomschmidt and his traveling circus run into trouble, Jerry the rhinoceros turns to upstanding Freddy for some practical advice. In an instant the ever resourceful Freddy swings into action, and quick as you know, plans are made, funds raised, and scattered circus animals found. Freddy does it again, in one of his most memorable and enjoyable adventures.

When the circus falls on hard times, Freddy concocts a plan to raise money by driving out the mice in a nearby village. However, he must also contend with angry farm mice, kidnapping, and a dangerous trek to Virginia. After all his hard work, Mr. Broomschmidt, the circus owner, refuses to accept any charity, and Freddy must find some other way to save his beloved circus. In Freddy the Pied Piper, Walter Brooks has told yet another rollicking, humorous adventure tale with wonderful illustrations by the inimitable Kurt Wiese.

These beloved classics are available now for the first time as Overlook paperbacks: Freddy the Pig, the “Renaissance Pig” (The New York Times Book Review) of Bean Farm, is back to thrill his fans of all ages in facsimile editions of these all-American children’s classics. When the circus falls on hard times, Freddy concocts a plan to raise money by driving out the mice in a nearby village. However, he must also contend with angry farm mice, kidnapping, and a dangerous trek to Virginia. After all his hard work, Mr. Broomschmidt, the circus owner, refuses to accept any charity, and Freddy must find some other way to save his beloved circus. In Freddy the Pied Piper, Walter Brooks has told yet another rollicking, humorous adventure tale with wonderful illustrations by the inimitable Kurt Wiese.

A fun retelling of Robert Browning's classic tale for beginning chapter book readers!The town of Hamelin is filled with rats! There are rats in the cupboards, rats in the marketplace, rats in the doghouses, even rats in the pots and pans. The rats are eating all the food, chewing through the houses, and chasing away the cats. The people of Hamelin don't know what to do!Then a mysterious stranger comes to town and promises to kick out the rats for good. Can the townspeople trust this oddly dressed man? And is getting rid of the rats worth the price?

...Once upon a time, so many years ago,A little town called Hamelin succumbed to grief and woe.Such silence filled the empty streets, sorrow in the air,A suffocating cloak of grief this town was forced to wear.Its people never laughed nor smiled, no music could be heard,They went about their daily lives and hardly spoke a word.Already strange this quiet town, so dismal, dark and bleak.Stranger still, a greater loss, of which they did not speak...The Pied Piper is a classic tale now hauntingly retold in narrative rhyme from the author of "Faerytale" (previously published through Safkhet Publishing). With the darkness of the original Brothers Grimm version, The Pied Piper tells the tale of Hamelin Town and the devestation caused when they choose to cross a stranger, Thomas Bard. After mysteriously ridding the town of a plague of rats, Thomas Bard returns to request the payment promised. However, after refusing to pay in full, the people of Hamelin end up paying the ultimate price when the piper returns the following night......That very night as lights went out and people went to sleep,Their heavy cares now put to rest, their dreams were light and deep.Thomas Bard returned to Hamelin, pipe raised to his lips,With roses carved along its length and a silver plated tip.Walking through the empty streets, lit by soft moonlight,The cobbles shone a silver blue, the houses fringed with white.And as he walked he played a tune, an eerie, haunting sound,A ghostly mist with bony fingers crept along the ground...About the Author:Rachael Fuller, author of "Faerytale", has always loved the darker side to fairytales. Favouring the Brothers Grimm over Disney, the "Fairytales in Rhyme" series revisits classic fairytales told in rhythmic narrative rhyme, keeping the original darkness and even adding a few new twists along the way. "The Pied Piper" is the second in the series with more to follow. Also available now on Kindle: The Frog Prince"To find out more visit www.rachaelfuller.co.uk

The story of the pied piper of Hamelin as a picture book with detailed illustrations, a brief overview of the historic background and links to mulitimedia content at http://www.sonncom.com/piedpiper:- music videos on YouTube, - mp3-soundtracks to download, - the flute song with scores,- the German version - “Der Rattenfänger von Hameln”,- a fan shop and - a fan community.Links in the book are supported with QR-codes for a more playful experience. You can make the whole picture viewing and reading for your child a lot more entertaining by using a smartphone or tablet to scan the QR-codes.