The classic story by E. B. White, author of the Newbery Honor Book Charlotte's Web and The Trumpet of the Swan, about one small mouse on a very big adventure.
Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother George, and Snowbell the cat. Though he's shy and thoughtful, he's also a true lover of adventure.
Stuart's greatest adventure comes when his best friend, a beautiful little bird named Margalo, disappears from her nest. Determined to track her down, Stuart ventures away from home for the very first time in his life. He finds adventure aplenty. But will he find his friend?
Stuart Little joins E. B. White favorites Charlotte's Web and The Trumpet of the Swan as classic illustrated novels that continue to speak to today's readers. Whether you curl up with your young reader to share these books or hand them off for independent reading, you are helping to create what are likely to be all-time favorite reading memories.
Stuart Little Hardcover – Illustrated by E. B White
E.B. White, the author of twenty books of prose and poetry, was awarded the 1970 Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for his children's books, Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web. This award is now given every three years "to an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have, over a period of years, make a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children." The year 1970 also marked the publication of Mr. White's third book for children, The Trumpet of the Swan, honored by The International Board on Books for Young People as an outstanding example of literature with international importance. In 1973, it received the Sequoyah Award (Oklahoma) and the William Allen White Award (Kansas), voted by the school children of those states as their "favorite book" of the year.
ISBN-13: 9780060263959
Publisher: Harper & Row (January 1, 1973)
Language: English
Hardcover: 131 pages
Reading age: 5 - 9 years
Lexile measure: 920L
Grade level: 3 - 7
Item Weight: 2.31 pounds
Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.7 x 8 inchesOCLC Number: OCLC#31121547
Dewey: FIC
LC Call Number: PZ7.W58277
LCCN: 75309606
Lexile Level: 920
- Classics - Action & Adventure
- Animals | Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs
- Friendship - Travel
- Voyages and travels