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This is the first children's book by the distinguished author, E. B. White.
Stuart Little, the hero, is a mouse in the family of the Frederick C. Littles and is a pleasantly debonair little character, with a shy, engaging manner and a somewhat philosophical turn of mind. He is a great help around the house, and everybody except Snowbell the cat likes him a great deal. In spite of his small size, Stuart gets around a good bit in the world, riding a Fifth Avenue bus with some aplomb, racing (and winning in) a sailboat in Central Park, teaching school for a day, and so on. His size - just over two inches - does give him some trouble now and then, like the time he was rolled up in the window shade, or when he got dumped in to a garbage scow. But on the whole his life is a happy one.
His great adventure comes when, at the age of seven, he sets out in the world to seek his dearest friends, Margalo, a beautiful little bird fern. It is on this search, after several amusing experiences, that we leave Stuart, going North in his little car, sure he is heading in the right direction.
E. B. White, the author of such beloved classics as Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan, was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 and, five or six years later, joined the staff of The New Yorker magazine, then in its infancy. He died on October 1, 1985, at his home in Maine. Mr. White won countless awards, including the 1971 National Medal for Literature and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, which commended him for making a "substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children."
E. B. White (Elwyn Brooks White, 1899–1985) fue un escritor y ensayista estadounidense, reconocido por su estilo claro y elegante. Es autor de tres clásicos de la literatura infantil: Stuart Little (1945), La telaraña de Carlota (1952) y The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). Además, trabajó como editor y colaborador en The New Yorker y coescribió el influyente manual de estilo The Elements of Style. Su obra ha cautivado a generaciones de lectores y le valió distinciones como la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad y el Premio Hans Christian Andersen.
