Stuart Little

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' illustrations does look like a mouse. Stuart is good natured, thoughtful, practical, modest and courageous and goes through many adventures while living with his family in New York City. Eventually, he sets out on a journey to find his friend Margalo, a bird saved by Stuart's family. According to White, the idea for this story came in a dream while he was sleeping on the train.

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1945 - E. B. White - Garth Williams - New York City

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The story was adapted into a film, also called Stuart Little, which combined live-action with computer animation that defined the state-of-the-art in 1999. Its popularity ensured a sequel, Stuart Little 2, in 2002. The computer-animated Stuart was voiced by Michael J. Fox. A cartoon TV series resulted, also named Stuart Little, produced for HBO Family.

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Stuart Little - Computer animation - 1999 - Stuart Little 2 - 2002 - Michael J. Fox - Stuart Little - HBO Family

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Julie Harris has recorded the original Stuart Little as an audiobook.

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