Garth Williams





Garth Williams

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born
April 16, 1912 in The United States

died
May 08, 1996

gender
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Generations of children picture their favorite fictional characters as drawn by Garth Williams. Thus the unforgettable dapper mouse, Stuart Little, or the kindhearted spider, Charlotte and her pig friend, Wilbur. And many other animals (bears, dogs, kittens, crickets) fantastic creatures (elves, fairies) and children and grown-ups in books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, George Selden, Charlotte Zolotow, Else H. Minarik and many others. Garth Williams was also the writer of seven children's books, like Baby Farm Animals, but it is primarily as an illustrator that he will always be remembered. His most controversial book was Rabbit's Wedding, written and illustrated by him in 1958, for it stirred racial issues.


Average rating: 4.09 · 572,543 ratings · 14,124 reviews · 123 distinct works
Baby Farm Animals
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 643 ratings — published 1953 — 6 editions
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Baby Animals
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 223 ratings — published 1956 — 6 editions
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Charlotte's Web
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 232,933 ratings — published 1952 — 98 editions
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The Rabbits' Wedding
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1958 — 3 editions
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Baby's First Book
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions
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The Little Silver House
4.47 of 5 stars 4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1959
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Stuart Little
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 27,460 ratings — published 1945 — 52 editions
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Three Bedtime Stories
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1983
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A Garth Williams Treasury o...
4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2001
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Miss Bianca
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1962 — 4 editions
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