Stuart Little by E. B. White, Garth Williams
Authors: E. B. White, Garth Williams
Tags: Fiction, General, Voyages and travels, Classics, Action & Adventure, Juvenile Fiction, Animals, Mice, Adventure and Adventurers, Mice; Hamsters; Guinea Pigs; Etc, Little; Stuart (Fictitious Character)
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Stuart Little
E. B. White Garth Williams
HarperCollins Publishers (1946)
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Rating:
****
Tags:
Classics, Little; Stuart (Fictitious Character), Action Adventure, Adventure and Adventurers, Juvenile Fiction, General, Mice; Hamsters; Guinea Pigs; Etc, Voyages and Travels, Animals, Mice, Fiction
Amazon.com Review
How terribly surprised the Little family must have been when their second child turned out to be a small mouse. Apparently familiar with the axiom that "when in New York City, anything can happen," the Littles accept young Stuart into their family unquestioningly--with the exception of Snowbell the cat who is unable to overcome his instinctive dislike for the little mouse. They build him a bed from a matchbox, and supply him with all of the accoutrements a young mouse could need. Mrs. Little even fashions him a suit, because baby clothes would obviously be unsuitable for such a sophisticated mouse. In return, Stuart helps his tall family with errant Ping-Pong balls that roll outside of their reach.
E. B. White takes Stuart on a hero's quest across the American countryside, introducing the mouse--and the reader--to a myriad of delightful characters. Little finds himself embroiled in one adventure after another from the excitement of racing sailboats to the unseen horrors of substitute teaching. This is a story of leaving home for the first time, of growing up, and ultimately of discovering oneself. At times, doesn't everyone feel like the sole mouse in a family--and a world--of extremely tall people?
(Ages 9 to 12)
From Booklist
Gr. 4-6. Readers will welcome this Spanish edition of a beloved tale, first published in 1945, about a two-inch-tall mouse with a big heart and a love for adventure. The fluid text resonates with the original wit and whimsy that marked White's clever intermingling of fantasy and real life. Miguez's joyous translation maintains the author's rhyming play on words by using appropriate substitutions--for example,
gorrion, dragon,
and
raton
for the English
louse
,
grouse
, and
souse
. A few Peninsular Spanish pronouns and conjugations (_vuestras, podeis, sabreis)_ won't deter Spanish speakers from the Americas from enjoying Stuart Little's wonderful escapades.
Isabel Schon
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
STUART LITTLE
by E. B. White
Published by:
HarperCollins.Publishers, New York, NY. Further reproduction or distribution in
other than a specialized format is prohibited.
Copyright 1945
by E. B. White
Text copyright renewed
1973
by E. B. White
BOOK JACKET INFORMATION
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 Frederick C. Little 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 into 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 friend, Margalo, a beautiful little bird who stayed for a few days in
the Littles’ Boston 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.
Stuart Little, small in size
only, has the adventurousness, the great purpose, and the indomitable spirit of
a heroic figure, and his story, funny and tender and exciting by turns, will be
read, reread, and loved by young and old.
About STUART LITTLE
and
E. B. White Garth Williams
HarperCollins Publishers (1946)
----
Rating:
****
Tags:
Classics, Little; Stuart (Fictitious Character), Action Adventure, Adventure and Adventurers, Juvenile Fiction, General, Mice; Hamsters; Guinea Pigs; Etc, Voyages and Travels, Animals, Mice, Fiction
Amazon.com Review
How terribly surprised the Little family must have been when their second child turned out to be a small mouse. Apparently familiar with the axiom that "when in New York City, anything can happen," the Littles accept young Stuart into their family unquestioningly--with the exception of Snowbell the cat who is unable to overcome his instinctive dislike for the little mouse. They build him a bed from a matchbox, and supply him with all of the accoutrements a young mouse could need. Mrs. Little even fashions him a suit, because baby clothes would obviously be unsuitable for such a sophisticated mouse. In return, Stuart helps his tall family with errant Ping-Pong balls that roll outside of their reach.
E. B. White takes Stuart on a hero's quest across the American countryside, introducing the mouse--and the reader--to a myriad of delightful characters. Little finds himself embroiled in one adventure after another from the excitement of racing sailboats to the unseen horrors of substitute teaching. This is a story of leaving home for the first time, of growing up, and ultimately of discovering oneself. At times, doesn't everyone feel like the sole mouse in a family--and a world--of extremely tall people?
(Ages 9 to 12)
From Booklist
Gr. 4-6. Readers will welcome this Spanish edition of a beloved tale, first published in 1945, about a two-inch-tall mouse with a big heart and a love for adventure. The fluid text resonates with the original wit and whimsy that marked White's clever intermingling of fantasy and real life. Miguez's joyous translation maintains the author's rhyming play on words by using appropriate substitutions--for example,
gorrion, dragon,
and
raton
for the English
louse
,
grouse
, and
souse
. A few Peninsular Spanish pronouns and conjugations (_vuestras, podeis, sabreis)_ won't deter Spanish speakers from the Americas from enjoying Stuart Little's wonderful escapades.
Isabel Schon
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
STUART LITTLE
by E. B. White
Published by:
HarperCollins.Publishers, New York, NY. Further reproduction or distribution in
other than a specialized format is prohibited.
Copyright 1945
by E. B. White
Text copyright renewed
1973
by E. B. White
BOOK JACKET INFORMATION
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 Frederick C. Little 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 into 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 friend, Margalo, a beautiful little bird who stayed for a few days in
the Littles’ Boston 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.
Stuart Little, small in size
only, has the adventurousness, the great purpose, and the indomitable spirit of
a heroic figure, and his story, funny and tender and exciting by turns, will be
read, reread, and loved by young and old.
About STUART LITTLE
and
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