Favorite Uncle Wiggily Animal Bedtime Stories: Unabridged in Easy-to-Read Type

by Bob Blaisdell, Thea Kliros (Illustrator), Howard R. Garis

The Littletails are a delightful family of long-eared bunny rabbits who live in a cozy burrow. The family includes Susie; Sammie; their muskrat nurse Jane Fuzzy-Wuzzy; Mamma; Papa; and Uncle Wiggily Longears.
The exciting day-to-day adventures of the lovable Littletails are brought to life here in 15 charming stories — each told with gentle humor by author Howard Garis. Young readers will learn what happened when Sammie and Susie tried to help Mrs. Wren, how Sammie got caught in a trap, why the Littletails had to move, and much more.
First published over 85 years ago in the Newark Evening News , these appealing bedtime stories, accompanied by 29 new illustrations, will delight today's youngsters as much as they entertained children generations ago.

Genres: Childrens

64 pages, Paperback

First published February 6, 1998

About the author

Bob Blaisdell is a published adapter, author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. He teaches English in Brooklyn at Kingsborough Community College. He is a reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle and Christian Science Monitor and the editor of more than three dozen anthologies for Dover Publications. Email him at Robert.Blaisdell@Kingsborough.edu

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

My boys loved listening to these stories. It’s a bit violent tho, with lots of hunters and dogs always after the rabbit family.

[Cathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this again with my youngest child at 7, and it provided entertainment during an ER visit. It was interesting enough that another chapter was asked for each time the prior chapter ended, despite everything else going on. The child particularly thought it was funny that Mrs. Wren wanted carpet in her nest, and decided it must be made of leaves. Original review below.

This was an interesting read for my kids (5, 8, 10) to do together with me. Each chapter contained a cliff-hanger that kept them wanting more. It's a little more dramatic than the book "Uncle Wiggily and His Friends," but not overly scarey for my kids. This book also tells more about Uncle Wiggily's family than "Uncle Wiggily and His Friends."