The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies sequels are the best known and most successful of Potter's books. The author had an affinity for rabbits; she lived with them as pets and observed them closely for years. Though she once wrote that rabbits were creatures of "warm volatile temperaments" and were "shallow and extremely transparent", she invested her rabbits with a variety of characterizations consistent with the nature of the animal. All the rabbit tales were inspired in part by Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus stories, which Potter began illustrating as early as 1893 in an attempt to find career direction and probably because they featured a
Julian Bagley the illustrators of Amelia Bedelia. "Candle-lighting Time in Bodidalee" is a book based on animal folklore from Africa. There are 18 stories and Uncle Remus writes about Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, and Br'er Bear in one of the stories. Bagley wrote short stories for the Crisis including: He also wrote a short story in "The Southern Workman" called: Julian Bagley Julian Elihu Bagley (December 10, 1892 – October 17, 1981) was an American author, World War I veteran, and concierge. In 1922, he moved to San Francisco in hopes of opening a waterfront hotel. He was a well-known concierge at