Johnny Mouse and the Wishing Stick by Johnny Gruelle authentic 1973 Printing -- vintage children's book by the creator of Raggedy Ann

Johnny Mouse and the Wishing Stick, by Johnny Gruelle. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1973.

Hardcover, pictorial boards, 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches authentic, 96 pages, color illustrations throughout; boards are clean and bright with wear at corners and spine ends, scratches to front panel, internally clean, bright and sound.

Though he is most famous for creating Raggedy Ann & Andy, Johnny Gruelle wrote stories about lots of other characters. Johnny Mouse first appeared in a series of stories Gruelle wrote for Woman's World Magazine in the early 1920s called "Johnny Mouse and the Woozgoozle." In 1922, the stories were reprinted in a book called "Johnny Mouse and the Wishing Stick." The original 1922 version has become very scarce and is almost impossible to find. This 1973 reprint is also quite uncommon.

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