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Uncle Wiggily #27
Uncle Wiggily's Picture Book
A reprinting of the 1922 collection of thirty stories about the "bunny rabbit gentleman" and his animal friends. Features the original illustrations.
217 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1922
About the author
Howard R. Garis
849 books30 followersHoward Roger Garis graduated from Binghamton High School and attended Stevens Institute of Technology at Hoboken, New Jersey. From 1896 to 1947, Mr. Garis was a reporter and special writer for the Newark, New Jersey "Evening News." His Uncle Wiggily stories first appeared in the "News" in 1910, were sydicated in 1915, and continued to be published for more than forty years, at one time appearing in one hundred newspapers.
Howard R. Garis wrote 35 volumes of Uncle Wiggily stories under his own name, as well as numerous other children's books under several pseudonyms. Among series Garis contributed to are Tom Swift (as Victor Appleton), the Bobbsey Twins (as Laura Lee Hope), the Motor Boys (as Clarence Young), the Great Marvel series, and books featuring Baseball Joe (as Lester Chadwick) and the Camp Fire Girls (as Marion Davidson). He also wrote "With Force of Arms" (1902), four volumes of the Rocket Riders series, and seven volumes of the Teddy series. His wife, Lilian McNamara Garas, whom he married in 1900, collaborated on several of his books including the Bobbsey Twins volumes.
He had a son, Roger.
Howard R. Garis wrote 35 volumes of Uncle Wiggily stories under his own name, as well as numerous other children's books under several pseudonyms. Among series Garis contributed to are Tom Swift (as Victor Appleton), the Bobbsey Twins (as Laura Lee Hope), the Motor Boys (as Clarence Young), the Great Marvel series, and books featuring Baseball Joe (as Lester Chadwick) and the Camp Fire Girls (as Marion Davidson). He also wrote "With Force of Arms" (1902), four volumes of the Rocket Riders series, and seven volumes of the Teddy series. His wife, Lilian McNamara Garas, whom he married in 1900, collaborated on several of his books including the Bobbsey Twins volumes.
He had a son, Roger.
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April 16, 2016
Actually 3.5 stars
The stories in this collection revolve around the adventures of Uncle Wiggily Longears, a kind and clever rabbit gentleman. He is constantly threatened with having his ears nibbled off by a large variety of "bad animals", such as Fuzzy Fox, Woozie Wolf, Bob Cat, and two bizarre creatures called the Skeezicks and the Pipsisewah(look these two crazy critters up on Google Images if you want to know what they look like).
For most of the book, the stories are very formulaic and rather predictable, except that Uncle Wiggily always scares off his attacker with some unexpected new "weapon"(these handy weapons range are everything from a coffee grinder to an umbrella to a bottle of olive oil). The stories towards the end follow the formula less, and so tend to be more interesting. Despite being so predictable, the stories are so charmingly old-fashioned and adorable, and Uncle Wiggily is so fun, that I don't mind all the repetition very much. The vintage illustrations(from the early 1920s) are quirky yet beautifully done, especially the color plates. All together, these elements give the stories a fairy-tale-like charm and timelessness.
There are plenty of cute quotes("Goodness gracious sakes alive and a keyhole full of lollypops!"), and each story ends with a silly little quip, such as these ones:
"...and if the canary bird doesn't take one of its feathers and tickle the face of the clock so it waves its hands at the looking glass, I'll tell you next about Uncle Wiggily and Buddy Pigg."
"...and if the rubber boots don't walk off by themselves and go to the movies, I'll tell you next about Uncle Wiggily and the clothes line."
And these were my personal favorite stories:
-Uncle Wiggily and Johnnie's Kite
-Uncle Wiggily and Lulu Wibblewobble
-Uncle Wiggily and Woodie Chuck
-Uncle Wiggily and the Big Wind
-Uncle Wiggily and the White Shoes
-Uncle Wiggily and the Clothes Line
The stories in this collection revolve around the adventures of Uncle Wiggily Longears, a kind and clever rabbit gentleman. He is constantly threatened with having his ears nibbled off by a large variety of "bad animals", such as Fuzzy Fox, Woozie Wolf, Bob Cat, and two bizarre creatures called the Skeezicks and the Pipsisewah(look these two crazy critters up on Google Images if you want to know what they look like).
For most of the book, the stories are very formulaic and rather predictable, except that Uncle Wiggily always scares off his attacker with some unexpected new "weapon"(these handy weapons range are everything from a coffee grinder to an umbrella to a bottle of olive oil). The stories towards the end follow the formula less, and so tend to be more interesting. Despite being so predictable, the stories are so charmingly old-fashioned and adorable, and Uncle Wiggily is so fun, that I don't mind all the repetition very much. The vintage illustrations(from the early 1920s) are quirky yet beautifully done, especially the color plates. All together, these elements give the stories a fairy-tale-like charm and timelessness.
There are plenty of cute quotes("Goodness gracious sakes alive and a keyhole full of lollypops!"), and each story ends with a silly little quip, such as these ones:
"...and if the canary bird doesn't take one of its feathers and tickle the face of the clock so it waves its hands at the looking glass, I'll tell you next about Uncle Wiggily and Buddy Pigg."
"...and if the rubber boots don't walk off by themselves and go to the movies, I'll tell you next about Uncle Wiggily and the clothes line."
And these were my personal favorite stories:
-Uncle Wiggily and Johnnie's Kite
-Uncle Wiggily and Lulu Wibblewobble
-Uncle Wiggily and Woodie Chuck
-Uncle Wiggily and the Big Wind
-Uncle Wiggily and the White Shoes
-Uncle Wiggily and the Clothes Line
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