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White, E. B : CHARLOTTE'S WEB/STUART LITTLE SLIPCASE GIFT SET

HarperColl, 2004

ISBN 9780060739409

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 an d is a debonair little character with a shy, engaging manner and a somewhat philosophical turn of mind. He is a great help around the house, and every body except Snowbell the cat likes him a great deal. In spite of his small size, Stuart gets around in the world, riding a Fifth Avenue bus, racing (a nd winning in) a sailboat in Central Park, teaching school for a day, and s o on. His size -- just over two inches -- does give him some trouble now an d 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 g reat 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 that we leave S tuart, going north in his little car, sure he is heading in the right direc tion. In this special gift-book edition of a beloved classic, renowned artist Rosemary Wells has lovingly added delicate watercolor to the original black-and-white drawings by Garth Williams. Stuart Little, small in size only, has 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., Very Good/Very Good

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