The first Mickey Mouse book was written by an 11-year-old girl

Mickey Mouse made his debut on Nov. 18, 1928, and was so popular that there was a push by Disney and others to get more Mickey out into the world.

In the autumn of 1930, the first Mickey Mouse Book was published by Bibo-Lang. The initial copies were offered exclusively in movie theaters, but there are was such a popular demand that a second printing was done in December 1930.

In the end, over 100,000 books were produced over four printings.

Included in the book was the story of Mickey Mouse, a Mickey Mouse Game, Mickey Mouse March and a Mickey Mouse Song entitled “Mickey Mouse (‘You Cute Little Feller’) with accompanying arrangement for the ukulele.

The story was written by the daughter of one of the publishers, Bobette Bibo. Mickey’s story was just her first. Bibo went on to write a number of books, including “Katzimo, Mysterious Mesa” and “Pigboat 39 (An American Sub Goes to War).”

Bibo, who was born in 1918, married US Navy Captain Guy F. Gugliotta. Their son Guy Bibo  Gugliotta was a journalist.  She died in 1994.