uncle wiggily author Garis

[Michael Bailey]

this Garis dude could be a taking-off point for conceptualizing
the Chums Narrator -----

from Wikipedia:

Garis also wrote many books for the Stratemeyer Syndicate under
various pseudonyms. As Victor Appleton, he wrote about the
enterprising Tom Swift; as Laura Lee Hope, he is generally credited
with writing volumes 4–28 and 41 of the Bobbsey Twins; as Clarence
Young, the Motor Boys series; as Lester Chadwick, the Great Marvel
series and books featuring Baseball Joe; and as Marion Davidson, a
number of books including several featuring the Camp Fire Girls.

By virtue of his accessible characters and engaging plots, Garis was
the one of the most influential children's authors of his day. Many of
his books, especially the Uncle Wiggily books, are still widely read
and are readily available over the internet.

Milton Bradley produced an Uncle Wiggily board game in 1967[1]


[1] - Dude! We had an Uncle Wiggily game.  Totally can't remember
anything about it!

(I am not made of very stern stuff - the
truth is that I was read the Uncle Wiggily stories and a lot of those
characters scared me.  None of them, though, were as scary as
the Bottle Imp in the Raggedy Ann/Andy illustrated books...)


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