Beloved by generations, Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little aretwo of the most cherished stories of all time. Now, for the firsttime ever, these treasured classics are available in lavish newcollectors' editions. In addition to a larger trim size, theoriginal black-and-white art by Garth Williams has been lovinglycolorized by renowned illustrator Rosemary Wells, adding anotherdimension to these two perfect books for young and old alike.
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E.B. White, the author of twenty books of prose and poetry,was awarded the 1970 Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for his children'sbooks, Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web. This award is now givenevery three years "to an author or illustrator whose books,published in the United States, have, over a period of years, makea substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children."The year 1970 also marked the publication of Mr. White's third bookfor children, The Trumpet of the Swan, honored by The InternationalBoard on Books for Young People as an outstanding example ofliterature with international importance. In 1973, it received theSequoyah Award (Oklahoma) and the William Allen White Award(Kansas), voted by the school children of those states as their"favorite book" of the year. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, Mr. White attended public schoolsthere. He was graduated from Cornell University in 1921, worked inNew York for a year, then traveled about. After five or six yearsof trying many sorts of jobs, he joined the staff of The New Yorkermagazine, then in its infancy. The connection proved a happy oneand resulted in a steady output of satirical sketches, poems,essays, and editorials. His essays have also appeared in Harper'sMagazine, and his books include One Man's Meat, The Second Treefrom the Corner, Letters of E.B. White, The Essays of E.B. Whiteand Poems and Sketches of E.B. White. In 1938 Mr. White moved to the country. On his farm in Maine hekept animals, and some of these creatures got into his stories andbooks. Mr. White said he found writing difficult and bad for one'sdisposition, but he kept at it. He began Stuart Little in the hopeof amusing a six-year-old niece of his, but before he finished it,she had grown up. For his total contribution to American letters, Mr. White wasawarded the 1971 National Medal for Literature. In 1963, PresidentJohn F. Kennedy named Mr. White as one of thirty-one Americans toreceive the Presidential Medal for Freedom. Mr. White also receivedthe National Institute of Arts and Letters' Gold Medal for Essaysand Criticism, and in 1973 the members of the Institute elected himto the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a society of fiftymembers. He also received honorary degrees from seven colleges anduniversities. Mr. White died on October 1, 1985.
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