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Howard R. Garis

Born

in Binghamton, New York, The United States

April 25, 1873

Died

November 06, 1962

Genre

Children's Books

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Howard 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 book ...more

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Average rating: 4.17 · 2,701 ratings · 237 reviews · 850 distinct works • Similar authors

	Uncle Wiggily's Story Book 4.22 avg rating — 1,135 ratings — published 1987 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncle Wiggily's Adventures 4.09 avg rating — 296 ratings — published 1912 — 116 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncle Wiggily and His Friends 4.21 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1939 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncle Wiggily and the Cowbird 4.35 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1943 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncle Wiggily's Travels by Howard R. Garis, 1stworld Library (Editor) 4.28 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1913 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncle Wiggily Bedtime Stories: In Easy-to-Read Type 4.42 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard Adventures of the Rabbit Gentleman with the Mother Goose Characters 4.21 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1955 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncle Wiggily's Fortune by Howard R. Garis, Louis Wisa (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1913 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncle Wiggily's Automobile 4.19 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1939 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncle Wiggily in the Country 4.11 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1916 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Uncle Wiggily (67 books)
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4.24 avg rating — 2,176 ratings

The Curlytops (14 books)
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3.71 avg rating — 55 ratings

Bed Time Stories (14 books)
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3.66 avg rating — 53 ratings

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1st World Library (Editor)

3.82 avg rating — 45 ratings

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“And half of the fun of nearly everything, you know, is thinking about it beforehand, or afterward.”
― Howard R. Garis, Uncle Wiggily's Story Book

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