Jimmy-Why and Noël Polchies: Their Adventures in the Great Woods

Jimmy-Why & Noël Polchies: Their Adventures in the Great Woods is a one-volume compilation of George Frederick Clarkes Jimmy-Why stories for children. Originally published in two volumes as The Adventures of Jimmy-Why and Noël and Jimmy-Why these books recount the experience of a young boy as he learns the ways of the great woods and woodland living in New Brunswick Canada. While written as fiction we know that one of the main characters Noël Polchies was a real First Nation person who appears in the stories in his own name. We also know that in real life Noël was a mentor to a young Fred Clarke. This is perhaps why the stories ring so true.