A great tale for young readers to read for themselves, and a great bedtime story as well.

Richard Barnum was one of many house pseudonyms used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. The name Richard Barnum was used for animal stories series for children including: Winkie, the Wily Woodchuck, Flop Ear, the Funny Rabbit, Dido, the Dancing Bear, Slicko, the Jumping Squirrel, Tamba, the Tame Tiger and Mappo, the Merry Monkey. The Stratemeyer Syndicate was a publishing group started by Edward Stratemeyer in 1906. He assembled a group of authors who were paid for writing books anonymously. A different pseudonym was chosen for each book series.

STORIES FOR CHILDREN (From four to nine years old) THE KNEETIME ANIMAL STORIES BY RICHARD BARNUM In all nursery literature animals have played a conspicuous part; and the reason is obvious for nothing entertains a child more than the antics of an animal. These stories abound in amusing incidents such as children adore and the characters are so full of life, so appealing to a child's imagination, that none will be satisfied until they have met all of their favorites-Squinty, Slicko, Mappo, Tum Tum, etc. SQUINTY, THE COMICAL PIG. SLICKO, THE JUMPING SQUIRREL. MAPPO, THE MERRY MONKEY. TUM TUM, THE JOLLY ELEPHANT. DON, A RUNAWAY DOG. DIDO, THE DANCING BEAR. BLACKIE, A LOST CAT. FLOP EAR, THE FUNNY RABBIT. TINKLE, THE TRICK PONY. LIGHTFOOT, THE LEAPING GOAT. CHUNKY, THE HAPPY HIPPO. SHARP EYES, THE SILVER FOX. NERO, THE CIRCUS LION. TAMBA, THE TAME TIGER. TOTO, THE BUSTLING BEAVER.

The Happy Hippo is a beautifully illustrated book about a baby hippo called Haylob. Haylob takes us through his daily activities from the moment he wakes up in the morning until he gets out of the house. A fun and cheerful little hippo teaches little ones the joy of daily activities.

How adorable is this! A family of 3 hippos made using size 10 crochet cotton, worsted- #4 and chunky- #5 weight yarns. Each is stuffed with fiberfill. Size: Large—9 1⁄2"T; Medium—6"T; Small—3 1⁄4"Tall.

"Tamba, the Tame Tiger: His Many Adventures" is a book of stories for children of different ages. The book contains 15 exciting stories about exotic animals like Dido, the dancing bear, Nero, the circus lion, Tamba, the tame tiger, Mappo, the merry monkey, Don, a runaway dog, and others. These stories are rich in amusing incidents such as children adore, and the characters are so full of life and so appealing to a child's imagination.