A Georgene Averill Company Uncle Wiggily Longears rabbit, 1940s, of light brown cloth, flat black boot button eyes, stencilled features, pressed face, original clothing and card top hat —22 ½in. (57cm.) high (some slight wear and fading) - Uncle Wiggily Longears is the main character of a series of children's stories by American author Howard R. Garis. He began writing the stories for the Newark News in 1910. Garis penned an Uncle Wiggily story every day for more than 52 years, and published 79 books in his lifetime