Contains E. B. White's classic stories Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan.
American essayist and novelist E.B. White (1899-1985) made his children's book debut in 1945 with Stuart Little, the picaresque, very funny adventure story of a two-inch-creature who, in White's words, "looks very much like a mouse," but who "obviously is not a mouse [but a second son]." After the story passed the test of his nieces and nephews, Stuart Little made it onto the desk of Harper's distinguished editor Ursula Nordstrom who, in a stroke of genius, matched White's work up with the whimsical art of illustrator Garth Williams. White and Williams's second novel, Charlotte's Web, stars a young girl Fern who saves the life of the runty 13th pig in a litter. Lyrical and profound, it's one of the few books for children that tackles death head-on--while celebrating friendship, affection, and the ordinary passing of time. White's last book for children, The Trumpet of the Swan, illustrated by Edward Francino, was published almost 20 years after Charlotte's Web, and is the unlikely tale of Louis, a mute trumpeter swan named for Louis Armstrong. He compensates for his muteness--and tries to gain the affection of the beautiful swan Serena--by becoming a virtuoso player of a real trumpet. Here, paperback editions of White's three beloved classics are packaged in one boxed set--a time-tested trio guaranteed to win the hearts of children. (Ages 9 and older)
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
The Web:
This book is great.At first when I began reading it I thought it was strange that the author E.B. White had characters that were animals that could talk .Although it is not true that animals can talk, after I began reading the book more and concentrated hard I caught the excitement the characters created. The book takes place on a very old farm.The characters were like real peolple but one of biggest stars in the book was a little spider called Charlotte.She gave all her friendship to a pig with a lot... more info
Read this book it is SO good!:
This is one of the funniest books in the world. It's a 8-12 age book.I really like the part in Bosten. If you liked E. B. White's books you'll like this one.
The Trumpet Of The Swan:
I think The Trumpet of the swan was a great book! If I could I would read The Trumpet of the swan a 1000 times.I wish that I had the book I liked the part at the Ritz.The good part is when he can't speak.Was this book hard to write?This is a cool book.Have you ever wrote a 507 page book.If you did I would think it's hard to do.How many books have you wrote.I think You wrote a lot of books.I bet there great books.Have you ever been in a book contest.I would think you would win. Some day I will write a... more info
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