"SOME PIG," Charlotte the spider's praise for Wilbur, is just one fondly remembered snippet from E. B. White's Charlotte's Web. In Some Writer!, the two-time Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet mixes White's personal letters, photos, and family ephemera with her own exquisite artwork to tell his story, from his birth in 1899 to his death in 1985. Budding young writers will be fascinated and inspired by the journalist, New Yorker contributor, and...

First published in 1942, One Man's Meat has been in print almost without interruption. Now these classic essays on Maine life have come home to roost with a Maine publisher. E. B. White began this collection as a series of pieces for Harper's Magazine when he left New York City and moved to a saltwater farm in Brooklin, Maine. His observations on town meetings, poultry, the weather, songbirds, compost, taxes, war, winter, and much more will resonate...

Wilbur the pig and his farmyard friends learn much about friendship from Charlotte, a small spider; Wilbur makes a new friend in a lamb named Cardigan, and when the farmer sells her, he gathers his old friend Charlotte's daughters and Templeton the rat in order to get her back.

Contains unpublished letters and essays by the author of "Charlotte's web," "The trumpet of the swan," and "Stuart Little," giving insight to the man and his work.

Wilbur the pig and his farmyard friends learn much about friendship from Charlotte, a small spider.

When young Elwyn White lay in bed as a sickly child, a bold house mouse befriended him. When the time came for kindergarten, an anxious Elwyn longed for the farm, where animal friends awaited him at the end of each day. Propelled by his fascination with the outside world, he began to jot down his reflections in a journal. Writing filled him with joy, and words became his world. Today, Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web are beloved classics of children's...

Follows the adventures of the mouse, Stuart Little, as he learns about individuality, exploration, and fair play.