- Stuart Little
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name = Stuart Little
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image_caption = First edition cover
author =E. B. White
illustrator =Garth Williams
cover_artist = Garth Williams
country =United States
language = English
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genre = Children's novel
publisher =HarperTrophy
release_date = 1945
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media_type = Print (Hardback &Paperback )
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isbn = NA
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followed_by =Published in
1945 , "Stuart Little" was E. B. White's first children's story. It is the tale of a youngNew York er named Stuart Little who had the "shy, pleasant manner of a mouse" and inGarth Williams 's illustrations does look like a mouse.In 2005 a hardbound edition of the book was published to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the first edition of Stuart Little.
Background
According to White, the idea for this story came in a dream while he was sleeping on the train.
Many people expected a sequel, but none was ever written.
The reason for the book's abrupt ending was White's
hypochondria . He thought he was going to die soon, so he ended the book in order to get it published before his death. White lived another 40 years after the book's publication.Quote
:"When Mrs. Frederick C. Little's second son arrived, everybody noticed that he was not much bigger than a mouse."
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
*The story was adapted into a film, also called "Stuart Little", which combined live-action with
computer animation , in1999 .
*The sequel to the first film, "Stuart Little 2 ", was released in2002 .
*Ananimated television series resulted, also named "", produced forHBO Family .
*In 1954 Walt Disney considered making Stuart Little into an animated movie, but due to some problems, it was never produced.
*A third and final film, "" was released direct-to-video in2006 . It featured a different visual style, being entirely computer-animated.
* The story was adapted for the stage by composerRonna Frank . It toured throughout theUnited Kingdom and has appeared in several children's theatre productions in theUnited States .
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