Our featured image highlights 4 lovely, hardcover Uncle Wiggily Books we acquired for Bahoukas Antique Mall. They’re from the early 1940s-1950s. They are in fine condition for their age.
Did you know there are 79 books and more than 11,000 stories in the Uncle Wiggily Series? The following images are 8 Uncle Wiggily Booklets in a Box.
Howard Roger Garis (April 25, 1873 – November 6, 1962) was an American author, best known for a series of books that featured the character of Uncle Wiggily Longears, an engaging elderly rabbit. Many of his books were illustrated by Lansing Campbell. Garis and his wife, Lilian Garis, were possibly the most prolific children’s authors of the early 20th century.
from WIKIPEDIA
Biography
Garis was born in Binghamton, New York. He and his spouse Lilian Garis both worked as reporters for the Newark Evening News. He did some work on the side for WNJR also in Newark.
Uncle Wiggily
The first Uncle Wiggily story appeared January 10, 1910, in the Newark News. For almost four decades the newspaper published an Uncle Wiggily story by Garis every day except Sunday, and the series was eventually nationally syndicated. By the time Garis retired from the newspaper in 1947, he had written more than 11,000 Uncle Wiggily stories.
These stories are in the 8-pc set of Uncle Wiggily’s Library.
Wiggily Longears is a rabbit and a gentleman who has brought joy to generations of readers. Better known as Uncle Wiggily, he is both kindhearted and resourceful. Howard R. Garris’s charming modern classics offer gentle lessons amid laughter as the clever, courteous rabbit ingeniously helps his animal and human friends.
from WellTrainedMind.com
These would make great gifts for birthdays or Christmas, even for a youngster going back to school. Of course, the collectors might really enjoy adding these to their shelves.
Haven’t read any of these stories? We have an audio of Uncle Wiggily’s Toothache.
Stop in and take a peek at these books and other in our store. You know we’re here, and we’re watchin’ for ya.
