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Stuart Little is a 1945 American children's novel by E. B. White. [1] It was White's first children's book, and became recognized as a classic in children's literature. Stuart Little was illustrated by the artist Garth Williams , also his first work for children.
- E. B. White
- 1945
- Jessica Woodbury
- Stuart is not actually a mouse. At least, everyone keeps saying “he looks like a mouse” rather than confirming actual mouse-dom. A doctor confirms that Stuart has the same vital statistics as a mouse, so you’d think that would be enough, but it isn’t.
- Stuart doesn’t just live with this family. He is their son. As in, Mrs. Little gave birth to him. SHE GAVE BIRTH TO A MOUSE AND EVERYONE IS ODDLY COOL WITH THAT.
- Stuart’s parents are very concerned that his mouse-ness will affect him negatively. They censor themselves to avoid mouse violence, mostly in rhyme, including Three Blind Mice.
- Stuart does have many adventures. They occasionally involve him being helpful due to his small size, and these are kind of cute.
Stuart Little, children’s book by E.B. White, published in 1945. The episodic story of the title character, a two-inch-tall boy who resembles a mouse, is noted for its understated humour, graceful wit, and ironic juxtaposition of fantasy and possibility.
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Stuart Little is the titular protagonist of the franchise of the same name. He is Mr. and Mrs. Little's son (biological in the novel, adoptive son in the film), George's little brother, Martha's big brother and Snowbell's friend and "master". In the first film, George Little saved him from the villainous Snowbell and he saved Snowbell from the vill...
In the novel, Stuart was born to the Littles, and the family adapted to having such a small son. He could walk as soon as he was born, and he could climb lamps by shinnying the cord at one week old. The family was then concerned about mouse references in literature, such as ripping out the Three Blind Mice page in their nursery rhymes book, and changing the word mouse to louse in The Night Before Christmas.
In the film, Stuart was born to a mouse couple and lived happily with them until one day, Stuart's biological parents died in an accident inside of a supermarket, where they crashed into a tower of mushroom's cream cans while they were grocery shopping. Afterwards, Stuart had to live at the orphanage with the other children and Mrs. Keeper, the one who runs the place. As he grew up there for a long time, he started to know almost everything about the children and their personalities.
Stuart is a friendly, innocent, outgoing, well-mannered, courageous, fun-loving, energetic, playful little mouse who is not afraid to be himself and can try big things (which he's never too little for), despite his small size, which proves how courageous he is. He also cares deeply for his friends and family and would go to great lengths to save the day even if he put his life on the line.
Stuart likes to ride his red car, plane and skateboard.
•It’s unknown what Stuart's middle name is.
•Despite being considered the middle child in the family, Stuart is old enough to drive, since he has his own car.
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- Stuart Little was E.B. White’s first children’s book. In the late 1920s, Elwyn Brooks White rose to renown for his work as a writer and editor at The New Yorker.
- Garth Williams illustrated the original edition of Stuart Little. Stuart Little was also the first children’s book illustrated by Garth Williams, a former aspiring New Yorker cartoonist who would later provide the artwork for Charlotte’s Web, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House series, George Selden’s The Cricket in Times Square and its sequels, and several books by Margaret Wise Brown (though not her most famous story, Goodnight Moon).
- E.B. White got the idea for Stuart Little from a dream. Around the same time White joined The New Yorker, he dozed off on a train ride and “dreamed of a small character who had the features of a mouse, was nicely dressed, courageous, and questing.”
- Dr. Seuss was sort of involved in encouraging E.B. White to write children’s books. In a November 1938 essay for Harper’s magazine, White mentioned the only current children’s book he really liked was The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel), and contemplated how fun and easy it would be to write for children.
Stuart Little is a children's novel from 1946, by Elwyn Brooks White, who was also the author of the more famous "Charlotte's Web". However Stuart Little is a bit of a period piece, rather than a true classic.
Essential Questions For Stuart Little. How should we treat people who are different than us? What does it mean to be a true friend? Would you rather be ordinary or extraordinary? A Quick Synopsis of Stuart Little. Stuart Little was born, just two inches high, to a family of humans and looked very much like a mouse!
