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Stuart Little
How terribly surprised the Little family must have been when their second child turned out to be a small mouse. Apparently familiar with the axiom that "when in New York City, anything can happen," the Littles accept young Stuart into their family unquestioningly--with the exception of Snowbell the cat who is unable to overcome his instinctive dislike for the little mouse....more
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
December 1946
by Hamish Hamilton
(first published 1945)
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Nov 14, 2010
karen
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
kiddiwinx,
mark-harmon
uh- oh - someone just lost two stars. i remember liking this book when i read it as a child, and i loved trumpet of the swan and charlotte's web like no other, so i just sense-memoried this into 4 stars. now that i reread it for my paper, it gets what it deserves. it is no good. it is inexplicably bad. and i've since learned that the ending on this was rushed because e.b. white was a hypochondriac who was convinced he was about to die and wanted to get this out to the publishers before that happ...more
I did not like two humans having a mouse baby. It does not seem to phase anybody else, though.
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Almost as soon as the day he was born Stuart Little was asking for brandy and smokes. Did Mrs. Little birth a grown man, ala http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr216H... ??? No, she birthed a mouse, apparently.
These are tall tales of a rather short stature, but that doesn't diminish their enjoyment. In his clean, straight forward style E. B. White laid down a loosely connected collection of stories about a charming little guy in a big world, using size to some good comic effect through out.
On the...more
These are tall tales of a rather short stature, but that doesn't diminish their enjoyment. In his clean, straight forward style E. B. White laid down a loosely connected collection of stories about a charming little guy in a big world, using size to some good comic effect through out.
On the...more
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I was probably 7 or 8 the first time I went through this one, and have doubtless read it through 10 times since. One of those timelessly classic children's stories you just always go back to. It just hearkens back to a simpler America; makes me think of hot summers and lemonade and tire swings and reading on the trampoline in the backyard.
Stuart Little is about a mouse that is adopted by the Little family and he finds that he must adjust to the human life. After going through some adjustments of fitting into this human house, he is able to connect with his family. The characters are developed at a level for a child to understand, Stuart seems to be more human than a mouse with his qualities. The theme of the story is that even though you seem to not fit in because of what you are or who you are, you need to just be yourself and t...more
This is the first book that ever blew my mind - by far my favorite children's novel. One thing I look for in a book, I've realized, is a knockout ending - a book better have a good payoff.
I don't want to spoil the ending here, but when my ten-year-old self got there, I couldn't believe it. How could E.B. White leave it like that? How can he leave so much unanswered? Moreover, how could he do that and still have it be so powerful and work so effectively?
I still am moved every time I read the last...more
I don't want to spoil the ending here, but when my ten-year-old self got there, I couldn't believe it. How could E.B. White leave it like that? How can he leave so much unanswered? Moreover, how could he do that and still have it be so powerful and work so effectively?
I still am moved every time I read the last...more
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Forgive me, I'm in a maudlin mood today and had to post this.
It all started here, folks, my love of stories. I have vivid memories of my mother, God rest her loving soul, reading this book to me as a kid (funny, though I can't remember if my older sister and brother were present -- maybe they'd moved on to big kid books?). I think I was 5 or 6 at the time. I keep a copy on my nightstand. As then, I'm still mesmerized by the marvelous drawings, as well. I do love that mouse!
Anyone care to mention...more
It all started here, folks, my love of stories. I have vivid memories of my mother, God rest her loving soul, reading this book to me as a kid (funny, though I can't remember if my older sister and brother were present -- maybe they'd moved on to big kid books?). I think I was 5 or 6 at the time. I keep a copy on my nightstand. As then, I'm still mesmerized by the marvelous drawings, as well. I do love that mouse!
Anyone care to mention...more
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This is a wonderful story about a mouse who is adopted into a human family. The Littles do their best to make Stuart feel as if he were human just like them. He is helpful and adventurous in every way. When his friend, a little bird, comes up missing, Stuart goes on his biggest adventure yet! The illustrations in this book are carefully sketched in fine detail. The only color you see throughout the book is the front cover. I gave this book 5 stars because I couldn't put the book down. I've never...more
Stuart Little is one of those books I used to recommend to parents when I worked in a bookstore. I liked “Charlotte’s Web,” and it’s undisputedly a classic. Robin William’s character in “Mrs. Doubtfire” reads it to baby Natalie (while this isn’t necessarily a ringing endorsement it certainly attests to the classical status of this book). And so, when baby Alice and I were choosing our book from the library last week it was between Stuart and something more modern like Funke. Because Alice was bo...more
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Goodness, I love this book. Charming and bittersweet-- the mark of E.B. White. The search for Margalo-- we'll never know...
-My kids love it when I read this part very fast.
"Have you any sarsaparilla in your store?" asked Stuart. "I've got a ruinous thirst."
"Certainly," said the storekeeper. "Gallons of it. Sarsaparilla, root beer, birch beer, ginger ale, Moxie, lemon soda, Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, Dipsi Cola, Pipsi Cola, Popsi Cola, and raspberry cream tonic. Anything you want."
"Let me have a bott...more
-My kids love it when I read this part very fast.
"Have you any sarsaparilla in your store?" asked Stuart. "I've got a ruinous thirst."
"Certainly," said the storekeeper. "Gallons of it. Sarsaparilla, root beer, birch beer, ginger ale, Moxie, lemon soda, Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, Dipsi Cola, Pipsi Cola, Popsi Cola, and raspberry cream tonic. Anything you want."
"Let me have a bott...more
I had never read Stuart Little before. Since I've been working on reading more books to my four-year old son, I decided we would read Stuart Little. Honestly, I thought the premise was kind of dumb. I'm still not sure if the Little's had a baby who happened to be just about exactly like a mouse, or if they found a mouse and, being slightly crazy, thought it was their baby! But, either way, the book is all about little Stuart growing up. It is comprised of several episodes throughout Stuart's chi...more
Aug 14, 2012
Jessica
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-s-books,
fantasy
This book is simplistic and the characters not very developed, but it works for a children's book, plus it's a classic.
I would recommend this book to children between the ages of 8 and 12 mainly because of its episodic nature. It is made up of many smaller stories that all go together, so it is easy for a child to follow and understand. It is also engaging because the main character, Stuart, is such an interesting person. He is unique because of his size, and it is interesting to see how he over...more
I would recommend this book to children between the ages of 8 and 12 mainly because of its episodic nature. It is made up of many smaller stories that all go together, so it is easy for a child to follow and understand. It is also engaging because the main character, Stuart, is such an interesting person. He is unique because of his size, and it is interesting to see how he over...more
Finally got around to reading this super short, incredibly famous, wildly award-winning book. It was not what I expected - a series of self-contained short stories about small adventures the main hero mouse undertakes. There isn't much of an overall plot connecting these stories, there starts to be shades of that in the last half where the stories arise as he goes on a search for a friend he may or may not be in love with (as a 7 year old mouse, not touching that), but this main plot is intentio...more
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I read this to my two-year-old daughter, Magda, and asked her some questions about it. Here's what she had to say:
Mommy- What book did we read after Charlotte’s Web?
Magda- Stuart Little.
And who wrote Stuart Little?
Mo Willems wrote Stuart Little.
No, not Mo Willems. Stuart Little, by…
Robert Munsch!
No, the same person who wrote Charlotte’s Web.
Uh, the guy...
What’s the guy’s name?
(laughing) E.B. White!
Did you like Stuart Little?
Um…no.
No?
I did!
What happe...more
I read this to my two-year-old daughter, Magda, and asked her some questions about it. Here's what she had to say:
Mommy- What book did we read after Charlotte’s Web?
Magda- Stuart Little.
And who wrote Stuart Little?
Mo Willems wrote Stuart Little.
No, not Mo Willems. Stuart Little, by…
Robert Munsch!
No, the same person who wrote Charlotte’s Web.
Uh, the guy...
What’s the guy’s name?
(laughing) E.B. White!
Did you like Stuart Little?
Um…no.
No?
I did!
What happe...more
May 05, 2012
Dolly
rated it
2 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
When I was a child I absolutely adored Charlotte's Web. I read it over and over again and I absolutely adored the animated film (the original, of course.) I also loved The Trumpet of the Swan and read that several times as well.
But thinking back, I don't remember ever reading this book before. I knew the basic concept of the plot and the movie version of the tale is well-known. But for some reason, this book never really stuck with me. Perhaps I started it and never finished it. I just don't re...more
But thinking back, I don't remember ever reading this book before. I knew the basic concept of the plot and the movie version of the tale is well-known. But for some reason, this book never really stuck with me. Perhaps I started it and never finished it. I just don't re...more
1. Fantasy
2. Stuart loves his family. He has a mom and a dad and an older brother, George -oh, and don't forget Snowball, the cat. But Stuart isn't an ordinary little boy, even though he is definitely little! Stuart is a mouse! Even though he is small, his adventures are not. Will Stuart be able to leave the safety of his home to venture out to find his friend, Margalo, who has gone missing from her nest? Will Stuart be able to safe her on his own? This story is delightful and charming. The perf...more
2. Stuart loves his family. He has a mom and a dad and an older brother, George -oh, and don't forget Snowball, the cat. But Stuart isn't an ordinary little boy, even though he is definitely little! Stuart is a mouse! Even though he is small, his adventures are not. Will Stuart be able to leave the safety of his home to venture out to find his friend, Margalo, who has gone missing from her nest? Will Stuart be able to safe her on his own? This story is delightful and charming. The perf...more
Genre: Fantasy Junior Book
Stuart Little is a mouse just over two inches, but he isn’t just any ordinary mouse. He was born into a human family and lives in New York City with his parents, brother, and cat. When he realizes his friend, Margalo, a little bird, is missing, he decides to embark on an adventure to find her.
a.) A major strength of this book is the character development of Stuart through the development of the plot.
b.) Stuart Little is a very lovable and shy character who doesn’t real...more
Stuart Little is a mouse just over two inches, but he isn’t just any ordinary mouse. He was born into a human family and lives in New York City with his parents, brother, and cat. When he realizes his friend, Margalo, a little bird, is missing, he decides to embark on an adventure to find her.
a.) A major strength of this book is the character development of Stuart through the development of the plot.
b.) Stuart Little is a very lovable and shy character who doesn’t real...more
Strange little book. The premise is one I enjoy, as I've always been somewhat fascinated by unusually small things, and the notion of experiencing the world from the perspective of a very small being. So I loved all the little contraptions and whatnot created to help Stuart function in a human-sized house.
However, the book kind of felt like White didn't really know what he was doing with it or where he was going with it. The first half of it consists of largely unrelated, episodic adventures aro...more
However, the book kind of felt like White didn't really know what he was doing with it or where he was going with it. The first half of it consists of largely unrelated, episodic adventures aro...more
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Just read this to my 6 year old twin boys. They liked it pretty well, and maintained interest and enthusiasm over several reading sessions which we don't do much of yet.
For my part, I don't remember whether I had it read to me as a child or not. The book ends with an ambiguous and, to my mind, somewhat sad ending. There is some truly random stuff in this book. An invisible car for one. One inconsistency that bothered me a bit was that it was explicitly stated that Stuart is too small to carry mo...more
For my part, I don't remember whether I had it read to me as a child or not. The book ends with an ambiguous and, to my mind, somewhat sad ending. There is some truly random stuff in this book. An invisible car for one. One inconsistency that bothered me a bit was that it was explicitly stated that Stuart is too small to carry mo...more
This was my first time to read Stuart Little, and I read it to my girls in one day. It's very short and simple. It had some fun little adventures in it, but there was a ton that made no sense and bothered me:
#1 - Stuart is a mouse born to human parents.
#2 - There is no indication that Stuart's parents can talk to animals, but Stuart can talk to birds and cats and people like it's no big deal.
#3 - Early on the author explains that money (even a dime) is too big for Stuart to carry and so his Dad...more
#1 - Stuart is a mouse born to human parents.
#2 - There is no indication that Stuart's parents can talk to animals, but Stuart can talk to birds and cats and people like it's no big deal.
#3 - Early on the author explains that money (even a dime) is too big for Stuart to carry and so his Dad...more
May 14, 2013
Karly
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
terrifying-traditionals
As far as kids books go, I wouldn't recommend this one. There is a sort of lovely freedom for the bizarre within children's books and that's one of the things I really love about them. They don't have to worry about how a mouse can be birthed from a human mother or why everyone can understand him when he talks, they can just create these rules within the story and play ball. Fun right?! This ball deflated really fast for me. It's not the concept that bothers me it's the boring writing. For somet...more
The two-stars is only for originality of the idea (considering when it was published).
I loved the movie when I was a kid. So, when I got the chance to read this book as an adult, I couldn't possibly pass it by. And honestly, I liked the movie more. Some of the characters, especially the brother and the father were complete jerks! "Let's send Stuart down the drain hole". Are you kidding me? Only the mother had some redeeming qualities in that she actually cared for Stuart like a mother should.
Ano...more
I loved the movie when I was a kid. So, when I got the chance to read this book as an adult, I couldn't possibly pass it by. And honestly, I liked the movie more. Some of the characters, especially the brother and the father were complete jerks! "Let's send Stuart down the drain hole". Are you kidding me? Only the mother had some redeeming qualities in that she actually cared for Stuart like a mother should.
Ano...more
Stuart Little had been born and became a part of a family called the Little's. It was very wierd how a mouse had humans as parents but to him it was perfectly normal. The way the author wrote this book was in a way that shows step by step how his life went being with his new found family. I love how the author made Stuart fond of adventure. This helps to show the one way he is different from his family. The lesson the author is basicly telling is that however small you may be, you will always be...more
"Following a broken repair line north, I have come upon some wonderful places," continued the repairman. "Swamps where cedars grow and turtles wait on logs but not for anything in particular; fields bordered by crooked fences broken by years of standing still; orchards so old they have forgotten where the farmhouse is. In the north I have eaten my lunch in pastures rank with ferns and junipers, all under fair skies with a wind blowing. My business has taken me into spruce woods on winter nights...more
We just finished this book as a family. The story is written very clearly, so that the children were able to make pictures of what was happening easily in their heads. They enjoyed the adventures that Stuart went on, but couldn't get over the fact that it was just 'weird' for a human to have a mouse for a baby. They also didn't like the ending much, as it was our first introduction as a family to open-ended stories. They argued a bit afterwards about what have must happened, until I convinced th...more
This is one of those books that I don't remember reading as a child, but someone must have read it to me, for I was horrified the first time I saw a scene from the movie version--the animated mouse was nothing like the Stuart Little I had in my mind. I couldn't remember anything about how the book ended, though, so I decided to read it now as an adult, only to find out that the reason I don't remember an end is because there really isn't one (which, evidently, is because E.B. White thought he wa...more
I was initially surprised to find this shelved as 'adventure', but when I reread it, I realized that it's all about adventure; well, adventure and acceptance. Stuart's parents accept him, even though he is nothing like their other son; most friends and neighbors and strangers accept him, which makes this an almost-ideal world to live in. So that makes this a beautifully-told message to kids about accepting and even loving people who are different than they are. And in this world of human giants,...more
I decided to read this book because it was a classic and my gran gave me it a while ago so decided to read it again. It fits under the catergory of a classic written before 1950, i found it interesting because i was used to the mordern fim of stuart little not the old book. My favourite quote from the book is "well now, if im going to be the Chairman of the World after this morning, we've got to have some rules, or it will be too confusing, with everyone running ever which way and helping himsel...more
Charlotte's Web and The Trumpet of the Swan stand tall in my memories of favorite childhood books, but I couldn't remember Stuart so well before I picked it up recently to read aloud to Franny. This is a funny, whiskerful little book, with a slightly disappointing final act, (as well as some nautical action I found difficult to explain to a preschooler), that I'm sure we'll return to again as Franny grows older.
The early chapters, about an upper-west side New Yorker family (named the Littles) wi...more
The early chapters, about an upper-west side New Yorker family (named the Littles) wi...more
“Stuart Little” is commendably original and I was delighted with the first half. Go with the flow of an author’s imagination and you’ll experience new realms. They needn’t match the nature of our world but logic should balance within a tale. Two instances of Stuart’s behaviour derailed the character for me, enough to lower my assessment. I was startled by a mouse-looking life form, who wasn’t an adoptee but a human’s offspring. It’s okay that the phenomena is unexplained because this isn’t an ad...more
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Elwyn Brooks White was a leading American essayist, author, humorist, poet and literary stylist and author of such beloved children's classics as Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 and, five or six years later, joined the staff of The New Yorker magazine. He authored over seventeen books of prose and poetry and was elected to t...more
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“A shaft of sunlight at the end of a dark afternoon, a note of music, and the way the back of a baby’s neck smells if it’s mother keeps it tidy,” answered Henry.
“Correct,” said Stuart. “Those are the important things. You forgot one thing, though. Mary Bendix, what did Henry Rackmeyer forget?”
“He forgot ice cream with chocolate sauce on it,” said Mary quickly.”
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“Correct,” said Stuart. “Those are the important things. You forgot one thing, though. Mary Bendix, what did Henry Rackmeyer forget?”
“He forgot ice cream with chocolate sauce on it,” said Mary quickly.”
“Well,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone.”
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