Blackie a Lost Cat

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.