Howard Roger Garis (April 25, 1873 - November 6, 1962) an American author, best known for a series of books, published under his own name, that featured the character of Uncle Wiggily Longears, an engaging elderly rabbit. Garis was possibly the most prolific children's author of the early 20th century. Many of his books were illustrated by Lansing Campbell. The Bed Time Series was written by Garis beginning in 1910. Each volume contains 31 stories, one for each day of the month.

Excerpt from The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch: Or Little Folks on Ponyback Janet did not know what to say for a few seconds. Truly a soldier would not be much Of one without a gun or a uniform, even if he was in a tent. But the little girl had not given up yet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Who are the Curlytops? Why, Teddy and Janet Martin, of course. These children had the curliest curly hair that ever grew. William Martin, their little brother, didn't have curly hair. William's nickname was "Trouble." You'll see why when you read this book.

Howard Roger Garis (April 25, 1873 - November 6, 1962) an American author, best known for a series of books, published under his own name, that featured the character of Uncle Wiggily Longears, an engaging elderly rabbit. Garis was possibly the most prolific children's author of the early 20th century. Many of his books were illustrated by Lansing Campbell. The Bed Time Series was written by Garis beginning in 1910. Each volume contains 31 stories, one for each day of the month.

Who are the Curlytops? Why, Teddy and Janet Martin, of course! These children had the curliest curly hair that ever grew. William Martin, their little brother, didn't have curly hair. William's nickname was "Trouble." You'll see why when you read this book. The train puffed all the way to Rockville. "All out for Rockville!" joked Daddy Martin. "Hurray!" cried Teddy. "Here we are!" "And I see Uncle Frank!" exclaimed Janet. Out piled the Curlytops, and into the arms of Uncle Frank they rushed. "Well, well!" cried Uncle Frank, "Pile into the wagon and well get right out to Circle O Ranch." "Where's that?" asked Teddy. "Why, that's the name of my ranch," said Uncle Frank. "See, there's the sign of it," and he pointed to the flank of one of the small horses, or ponies, hitched to his wagon.