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Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) [1] was an American writer. He was the author of several highly popular books for children, including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970).
Charlotte's Web is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams. It was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers . It tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte.
Charlotte's Web is a 1952 children's book by E. B. White. Charlotte's Web may also refer to: Charlotte's Web, an animated musical adaptation of the book with songs by the Sherman Brothers "Charlotte's Web" (song), 1980, by The Statler Brothers; Charlotte's Web (band), a Western Australian indie pop band
The book received a strong positive review by John Updike in The New York Times, in which he said, "While not quite so sprightly as Stuart Little, and less rich in personalities and incident than Charlotte's Web – that paean to barnyard life by a city humorist turned farmer – The Trumpet of the Swan has superior qualities of its own; it is the most spacious and serene of the three, the one ...
To say that Stuart Little is one of the best children’s books published this year is very modest praise for a writer of his talent." [6] The book has become a children's classic, and is widely read by children and used by teachers. [7] White was awarded the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal in 1970 for Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web. [8]
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