Stuart Little - E.B. White

The Trumpet of the Swan - E.B. White

1930, it was another relationship however, that brought forth the fruit he is perhaps most beloved and remembered for, his children’s books. White had a young niece, Janice Hart White, that he was extremely fond of, and it was during this time that on her behalf, he penned his first children’s story. This progressed until 1945, when he penned his first children’s novel,.Stuart Little, about a mouse who is the youngest adopted child of a human family. It was followed in 1952 by the sweet little story about a little girl named Fern, her pet pig Wilbur, and a friendly barn spider, which became a worldwide sensation, being translated into several languages and made into 2 ...

The Trumpet of the Swan - E.B. White

1930, it was another relationship however, that brought forth the fruit he is perhaps most beloved and remembered for, his children’s books. White had a young niece, Janice Hart White, that he was extremely fond of, and it was during this time that on her behalf, he penned his first children’s story. This progressed until 1945, when he penned his first children’s novel,.Stuart Little, about a mouse who is the youngest adopted child of a human family. It was followed in 1952 by the sweet little story about a little girl named Fern, her pet pig Wilbur, and a friendly barn spider, which became a worldwide sensation, being translated into several languages and made into 2 ...

Charlotte's Web - E.B. White

There is no doubt about it - this is a classic book. Having to teach what makes good writing good, EB White's tale of a lonely pig certainly makes the grade. The basic plot is that Wilbur, a runt, is left on the Zuckerman's farm to be fattened up for sale, until his best friend Charlotte (a spider) comes along and gives him a reprieve. The writing is just so crisp, and wonderfully crafted, with the animals speaking, and the pace being so in keeping. I read this to my clas of 8-10 year olds and they were spellbound (and believe me, they're tough nuts to crack). Even if you feel hardened against the raw emotion of children's stories as an adult, ...

Charlotte's Web - E.B. White

There is no doubt about it - this is a classic book. Having to teach what makes good writing good, EB White's tale of a lonely pig certainly makes the grade. The basic plot is that Wilbur, a runt, is left on the Zuckerman's farm to be fattened up for sale, until his best friend Charlotte (a spider) comes along and gives him a reprieve. The writing is just so crisp, and wonderfully crafted, with the animals speaking, and the pace being so in keeping. I read this to my clas of 8-10 year olds and they were spellbound (and believe me, they're tough nuts to crack). Even if you feel hardened against the raw emotion of children's stories as an adult, ...

Charlotte's Web - E.B. White

Did I ever tell you what a lucky little reader I was? Well I was. I come from good bookworming stock you know – parents, grandparents, there were piles of books all over every house I spent any time in as a child. But I was even luckier. My mother had her dream job and mine too – she worked for Penguin Books. Every Friday she headed off for the pulp section and brought home books, LOADS of books. Overruns, miscut covers, those Penguin people seemed to cast off perfectly good volumes all the time. So you see what a lucky little reader I was – my books were both plentiful and free. I had, actually I still have, the largest collection of Puffin paperbacks you ...

Charlotte's Web - E.B. White

Did I ever tell you what a lucky little reader I was? Well I was. I come from good bookworming stock you know – parents, grandparents, there were piles of books all over every house I spent any time in as a child. But I was even luckier. My mother had her dream job and mine too – she worked for Penguin Books. Every Friday she headed off for the pulp section and brought home books, LOADS of books. Overruns, miscut covers, those Penguin people seemed to cast off perfectly good volumes all the time. So you see what a lucky little reader I was – my books were both plentiful and free. I had, actually I still have, the largest collection of Puffin paperbacks you ...