mouth and opening it, thus preventing his biting the old gentleman rabbit. Uncle Wiggily also encounters amicable animal characters from his neighborhood, such as Sammie and Susie Littletail (Uncle Wiggily's young nephew and niece); Lulu, Alice, and Jimmie Wibblewobble (duck children); Dr. Possum (local physician); Uncle Butter (goat); Charlie and Arabella Chick; Jackie and Peetie Bow-Wow; Billie and Johnnie Bushytail (squirrel boys); Joie, Tommie, and Kittie Kat; Jennie Chipmunk; Munchie Trot (pony boy); Dottie and Willie Lambkin; Neddie and Beckie Stubtail (friendly bear cubs); as well as many others. In shorter stories, we frequently find Uncle Wiggily helping various of these friends out of some kind of predicament just before one of the bad chaps enters the picture, intent on obtaining "ear-nibbles" from their hapless victims. In longer stories, Uncle Wiggily often is off on a camping trip or other extended journey with one of his friends, fending off repeated incursions or baffling mean-spirited pranks from a lurking villain or two—not uncommonly with the aid of his crutch or a "thing-a-ma-bob" he happens to have brought along in his satchel. Selected bibliography Howard Garis published 79 books of Uncle Wiggily stories. A few of these included: Uncle Wiggily's Adventures (1912) Uncle Wiggily's Travels (copyright 1913) Uncle Wiggily's Fortune (copyright 1913) Uncle Wiggily's Automobile (copyright 1913) Uncle Wiggily's Airship (copyright 1915) Uncle Wiggily in the Country (copyright 1916) Uncle Wiggily on the Farm (copyright 1918) Uncle Wiggily's Empty Watch (copyright 1919) — three short stories Uncle Wiggily's Fishing Trip (copyright 1919) — three short stories Uncle Wiggily Goes Swimming (copyright 1919) — three short stories Uncle Wiggily Indian Hunter (copyright 1919) — three short stories Uncle Wiggily's Holidays (copyright 1919) — three short stories Uncle Wiggily in Fairyland (Uncle Wiggily Arabian Nights) (copyright 1922) Uncle Wiggily Book (copyright 1927) — published as a school reading book Uncle Wiggily and Friends (copyright 1939) Uncle Wiggily and the Littletails (copyright 1942) Uncle Wiggily's Happy Days (copyright 1947) Uncle Wiggily and Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow (copyright 1952) Uncle Wiggily at the Seashore Uncle Wiggily's Story Book Uncle Wiggily's Picture Book Uncle Wiggily and the Turkey Gobbler — three short stories Uncle Wiggily's Water Spout — three short stories Picture Books with Lang Cambell Howard Garis published 32 picture books of Uncle Wiggily stories with Lang Cambell. Each contains three stories, the title story and two more: Uncle Wiggily’s Auto Sled Uncle Wiggily’s Snow