Howard Roger Garis
b. 1873 – d. 1962 · 177 books
Biography
Howard Roger Garis was born in Birmingham, New York. His father was a railroad employee, and at the age of sixteen, he also obtained a job with the Erie Lackawanna Railroad in Newark, New Jersey. In his downtime in the baggage department, he began to write poems and short stories.
In 1900, when his father died, he started his writing career as a journalist, working for the Newark Evening News, continuing to write fiction at the same time. He met and, in 1900, married a fellow Newark Evening News journalist Lilian McNamara. His first published novel, With Force and Arms: A Tale of Love and Salem Witchcraft (1902), was not successful, but his next two novels, Isle of Black Fire and The White Crystals, both published in 1904, were. He wrote a series of stories called the Professor Jonkin series, the first of which, "Professor Jonkin's Cannibal Plant," appeared in the boys' pulp magazine Argosy in 1905.
In 1906, began writing for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, producing Tom Swift books under the house pseudonym "Victor Appleton"; Bobbsey Twins books (#4-28 and #41) under the pseudonym "Laura Lee Hope"; the Motor Boys series under the pseudonym "Clarence Young"; the Great Marvel series under the pseudonym "Lester Chadwick"; and several Camp Fire Girls books under the pseudonym "Marion Davidson". His wife eventually joined the ghostwriting team, and wrote the Motor Girls series under the pseudonym "Margaret Penrose".
In 1910, he introduced his most famous character, Uncle Wiggily, in the Newark Evening News. A compilation of these stories was published as Uncle Wiggily's Adventures in 1912. He began to publish other books under his own name, including Larry Dexter and the Bank Mystery (1912), Camp Fire Girls on the Ice (1913), The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch (1918), Rick and Ruddy; the Story of a Boy and His Dog (1920), Rick and Ruddy on the Trail (1924), and Buddy and His Winter Fun (1929). He continued to work at the Newark Evening News and write fiction until his retirement in 1947. In 1950, he and his wife relocated to Amherst, Massachusetts. His wife Lilian died in 1954.
In 1900, when his father died, he started his writing career as a journalist, working for the Newark Evening News, continuing to write fiction at the same time. He met and, in 1900, married a fellow Newark Evening News journalist Lilian McNamara. His first published novel, With Force and Arms: A Tale of Love and Salem Witchcraft (1902), was not successful, but his next two novels, Isle of Black Fire and The White Crystals, both published in 1904, were. He wrote a series of stories called the Professor Jonkin series, the first of which, "Professor Jonkin's Cannibal Plant," appeared in the boys' pulp magazine Argosy in 1905.
In 1906, began writing for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, producing Tom Swift books under the house pseudonym "Victor Appleton"; Bobbsey Twins books (#4-28 and #41) under the pseudonym "Laura Lee Hope"; the Motor Boys series under the pseudonym "Clarence Young"; the Great Marvel series under the pseudonym "Lester Chadwick"; and several Camp Fire Girls books under the pseudonym "Marion Davidson". His wife eventually joined the ghostwriting team, and wrote the Motor Girls series under the pseudonym "Margaret Penrose".
In 1910, he introduced his most famous character, Uncle Wiggily, in the Newark Evening News. A compilation of these stories was published as Uncle Wiggily's Adventures in 1912. He began to publish other books under his own name, including Larry Dexter and the Bank Mystery (1912), Camp Fire Girls on the Ice (1913), The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch (1918), Rick and Ruddy; the Story of a Boy and His Dog (1920), Rick and Ruddy on the Trail (1924), and Buddy and His Winter Fun (1929). He continued to work at the Newark Evening News and write fiction until his retirement in 1947. In 1950, he and his wife relocated to Amherst, Massachusetts. His wife Lilian died in 1954.
Books by Howard Roger Garis
Uncle Wiggily's Silk Hat
Uncle Wiggily's Silk Hat
Adventures of the Runaway Rock
Adventures of the Runaway Rocking Chair
Adventures of Uncle Wiggily, t
Adventures of Uncle Wiggily, the Bunny Rabbit Gentleman with the Twinkling Pink Nose
Uncle Wiggily's Funny Auto
Uncle Wiggily's Funny Auto
Uncle Wiggily's June Bug Frien
Uncle Wiggily's June Bug Friends
Larry Dexter and the Stolen Bo
Larry Dexter and the Stolen Boy (Esprios Classics)
Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother H
Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard (Esprios Classics)
Uncle Wiggily's Squirt Gun (Es
Uncle Wiggily's Squirt Gun (Esprios Classics)
Uncle Wiggily's Story Book (Esprios Classics)
Bawly and Arabella Chick -Part 2
Bawly And The Soldier Hat
Bawly and Uncle Wiggily
Bawly No-Tail and Jollie Longtail
Bully No-Tail Plays Marbles
Bully's and Bawly's Big Jump
How Mr. Hedgehog Helped Him Get Up the Slippery Hill
Papa No-Tail and the Giant
Uncle Wiggily's Game of Tennis: Uncle Wiggily's Wash Tub Ship
Curlytops at Silver Lake
Curlytops at Silver Lake
Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother H
Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard Adventures of the Rabbit Gentleman with the Mother Goose Characters
Uncle Wiggily Longears
Those Smith Boys on the Diamon
Those Smith Boys on the Diamond
Curlytops on Star Island; or,
Curlytops on Star Island; or, Camping Out with Grandpa
Curlytops Snowed in; or, Grand
Curlytops Snowed in; or, Grand Fun with Skates and Sleds
Bully and Bawly No-Tail (the J
Bully and Bawly No-Tail (the Jumping Frogs)
Curlytops and Their Pets; or,
Curlytops and Their Pets; or, Uncle Toby's Strange Collection
Curlytops and Their Playmates
Curlytops and Their Playmates
Curlytops and Their Playmates;
Curlytops and Their Playmates; or, Jolly Times Through the Holidays
Curlytops at Sunset Beach
Curlytops at Sunset Beach
Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ran
Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch; or, Little Folks on Ponyback
Sammie and Susie Littletail
Umboo, the Elephant
Daddy Takes Us to the Garden /
Daddy Takes Us to the Garden / the Daddy Series for Little Folks
Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother H
Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard
White Crystals
White Crystals
The Bobbsey Twins Collection, Volume 3
The Bobbsey Twins Collection, Volume 4
The Bobbsey Twins Collection, Volume 5
Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ran
Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch
Collected Works of Howard Roger Garis
The Curlytops at Silver Lake or On the Water with Uncle Ben
Tom Cardiff's Circus
Tom Swift and his Motor-Cycle, Tom Swift and his Motor-Boat, Tom Swift and his Airship
Curly And Floppy Twistytail
Curly and Floppy Twistytail; the Funny Piggie Boys
Tom Swift and His Wireless Message AND Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle
Uncle Wiggily and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail
Dick Hamilton's Football Team or A Young Millionaire on the Gridiron
The Curlytops Touring Around or the Missing Photograph Albums
Dick Hamilton's Airship; or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds
Favorite Uncle Wiggily animal bedtime stories
Listen & Read Uncle Wiggily Bedtime Stories
Listen & Read Uncle Wiggly Bed
Listen & Read Uncle Wiggly Bedtime Stories
Uncle Wiggily and the rocking horse
Uncle Wiggily bedtime stories
Uncle Wiggily to the rescue
Uncle Wiggily and the pirates
Uncle Wiggily and the pirates and other stories
Uncle Wiggily and his woodland
Uncle Wiggily and his woodland friends
Uncle Wiggily and the runaway
Uncle Wiggily and the runaway cheese
Uncle Wiggily and the sugar cookie
Uncle Wiggily's happy days
Uncle Wiggily's happy days
Uncle Wiggily stories
The Uncle Wiggily Book
Uncle Wiggily Book
Uncle Wiggily Book
Stories Around the Year/The Un
Stories Around the Year/The Uncle Wiggily Book (Dandelion Library)
The Little Golden Book of Uncle Wiggily
Uncle Wiggily & Jackie and Pee
Uncle Wiggily & Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow
Buddy and his fresh-air camp,
Buddy and his fresh-air camp, or, A boy and the unlucky ones
Buddy and the G-man mystery
Buddy and the G-man mystery
Buddy's victory club
Buddy's victory club
Buddy in Dragon Swamp; or, A b
Buddy in Dragon Swamp; or, A boy on a strange hunt
... Teddy and the mystery goat
... Teddy and the mystery goat
Buddy at Red Gate
Buddy at Red Gate
... Teddy and the mystery deer
... Teddy and the mystery deer
Uncle Wiggily in the country
Uncle Wiggily's picture book
Buddy on the trail
Buddy on the trail
Teddy and the mystery pony
Teddy and the mystery pony
Uncle Wiggily and the canoe
Uncle Wiggily and the canoe
Uncle Wiggily and the Canoe (No. 3600G
Uncle Wiggily learns to dance
Uncle Wiggily learns to dance
Buddy at Lost river
Buddy at Lost river
Buddy and the Arrow club
Buddy and the Arrow club
... Teddy and the mystery monk
... Teddy and the mystery monkey
Teddy and the mystery dog
Teddy and the mystery dog
Uncle Wiggily's holidays, or,
Uncle Wiggily's holidays, or, How Uncle Wiggily had turkey for Thanksgiving
Uncle Wiggily's visit to the f
Uncle Wiggily's visit to the farm, or, How he hunted for eggs and was cause for alarm, and, Bully and bawly, the froggie boys, also, How Uncle Wiggily helped nurse Jane with the house cleaning
Uncle Wiggily's woodland games
Uncle Wiggily's woodland games
Buddy and his cowboy pal
Buddy and the secret cave
Rocket riders in the air; or,
Rocket riders in the air; or, A chase in the clouds
Rocket riders across the ice;
Rocket riders across the ice; or, Racing against time
Rocket riders in stormy seas;
Rocket riders in stormy seas; or, Trailing the treasure divers
The Curlytops at the circus
The Curlytops at the circus
Buddy and his flying balloon
Buddy and his flying balloon
Buddy and his flying balloon;
Buddy and his flying balloon; or, A boy's mysterious airship
The Curlytops at Happy House,
The Curlytops at Happy House, or, The mystery of the Chinese vase
Uncle Wiggily's holidays, or H
Uncle Wiggily's holidays, or How Uncle Wiggily had a turkey for Thanksgiving and how he delivered the Christmas presents and how he baked the New Year's cake
Buddy at Rainbow Lake, or, A b
Buddy at Rainbow Lake, or, A boy and his boat
Mystery boys in Ghost canyon
Mystery boys in Ghost canyon
The face in the dismal cavern
The face in the dismal cavern
The secret of Lost River
The secret of Lost River
Buddy And His Winter Fun or a Boy in a Snow Camp
Buddy in school
Buddy in school
Buddy on the farm
Chad of Knob Hill
Chad of Knob Hill
Daddy takes us hunting birds
Uncle Wiggily's ice boat
Uncle Wiggily's ice boat
Uncle Wiggily's make believe t
Uncle Wiggily's make believe tarts
Uncle Wiggily's rolling hoop
Uncle Wiggily's rolling hoop
Uncle Wiggily's wash tub ship
Uncle Wiggily's wash tub ship
Rick and Ruddy
The Curlytops growing up
Tuftoo the Clown
Uncle Wiggily's puzzle book
Uncle Wiggily's puzzle book
Tam of the fire cave
Tam of the fire cave
Uncle Wiggily's radio : or how
Uncle Wiggily's radio : or how the bad animals listened in : and Uncle Wiggily's big snow ball
Uncle Wiggily's radio, or how
Uncle Wiggily's radio, or how the bad animals listened in
Uncle Wiggily's snow man, or,
Uncle Wiggily's snow man, or, How Uncle Wiggily brought home company for supper
Adventures of the galloping ga
Adventures of the galloping gas stove
Uncle Wiggily on Sugar Island,
Uncle Wiggily on Sugar Island, or, What happened to Sammie Littletail
The second adventures of Uncle
The second adventures of Uncle Wiggily
Rick and Ruddy on the trail
Rick and Ruddy on the trail
The adventures of Uncle Wiggily
Two Wild Cherries
Two Wild Cherries in the country
Two wild cherries in the woods, or, How Dick and Janet caught the bear
Uncle Wiggily and the pirates ..
Uncle Wiggily at the beach ...
Uncle Wiggily at the beach, or
Uncle Wiggily at the beach, or how he and Uncle Butter went swimming, and the hollow stump school opens, also Uncle Butter and Uncle Wiggily play golf
Uncle Wiggily goes swimming ...
Uncle Wiggily on roller skates, or, What happened when the skillery scallery alligator gave chase
Uncle Wiggily on The Flying Rug
Uncle Wiggily's painting play
Rick and Ruddy afloat
The Curlytops and their playmates, or, Jolly times through the holidays
Uncle Wiggily: Indian hunter ...
Uncle Wiggily's June Bug frien
Uncle Wiggily's June Bug friends, or, How the June Bugs brought joy to Uncle Wiggily
Woodie and Waddie Chuck
Woodie and Waddie Chuck
Rick and Ruddy in camp
The curlytops and their pets, or, Uncle Toby's strange collection
Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland
Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty
Uncle Wiggily's Auto Sled
Uncle Wiggily's rheumatism
Toodle and Noodle Flat-tail
Uncle Wiggily goes swimming, o
Uncle Wiggily goes swimming, or, How the frog boys surprised the fox ; and, Uncle Wiggily distributes Thanksgiving cakes ; also, The bunny rabbit gentleman makes a kite
Uncle Wiggily's apple roast
Uncle Wiggily's apple roast
The Curlytops at Cherry Farm
The Curlytops on Star Island
The curlytops snowed in
Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail: The Funny Monkey Boys
The venture boys afloat
The venture boys afloat
Uncle Wiggily in the woods
Snarlie the tiger
Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose ...
Neddie and Beckie Stubtail
Neddie and Beckie Stubtail
Dick Hamilton's touring car
Uncle Wiggily's automobile
Uncle Wiggily's automobile
Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow
Those Smith Boys On The Diamond Or, Nip And Tuck For Victory
Three little Trippertrots
Three little Trippertrots on t
Three little Trippertrots on their travels
Dick Hamilton's steam yacht, or, A young millionaire and the kidnappers
Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice
Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days: Or, The Handicap of a Millionaire's Son
Johnnie and Billie Bushytail
Those Smith boys
Dick Hamilton's Fortune; or, the Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son
Larry Dexter, reporter
Isle of black fire
Isle of black fire
The white crystals
The king of Unadilla
The king of Unadilla
Bed Time Stories
![Uncle Wiggily and the Peppermint [Platt & Munk Company No. 3600-B]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/8767148-L.jpg)
Uncle Wiggily and the Peppermint [Platt & Munk Company No. 3600-B]
Uncle Wiggily Rescue puzzle
Uncle Wiggily Rescue puzzle
Uncle Wiggley Res Cass
Uncle Wiggley Res Cass