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| Stuart Little | |
 First edition cover |
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| Author | E. B. White |
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| Illustrator | Garth Williams |
| Cover artist | Garth Williams |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's novel |
| Publisher | HarperTrophy |
| Publication date | 1945 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
Published in 1945, Stuart Little was E. B. White's first children's story. It is the tale of a young New Yorker named Stuart Little who had the "shy, pleasant manner of a mouse" and in Garth Williams's illustrations does look like a mouse.
In 2005 a hardbound edition of the book was published to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the first edition of Stuart Little.
Background
According to White, the idea for this story came in a dream while he was sleeping on the train.
Many people expected a sequel, but none was ever written.
The reason for the book's abrupt ending was White's hypochondria. He thought he was going to die soon, so he ended the book in order to get it published before his death. White lived another 40 years after the book's publication.
Quote
- "When Mrs. Frederick C. Little's second son arrived, everybody noticed that he was not much bigger than a mouse."
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
- The story was adapted into a film, also called Stuart Little, which combined live-action with computer animation, in 1999.
- The sequel to the first film, Stuart Little 2, was released in 2002.
- An animated television series resulted, also named Stuart Little, produced for HBO Family.
- In 1954 Walt Disney considered making Stuart Little into an animated movie, but due to some problems, it was never produced.
- A third and final film, Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild was released direct-to-video in 2006. It featured a different visual style, being entirely computer-animated.
- The story was adapted for the stage by composer Ronna Frank. It toured throughout the United Kingdom and has appeared in several children's theatre productions in the United States.
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