Stuart Little
by E. B. White
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Author: E. B. WhiteBrand: Harper Collins Publishers
Illustrator: Garth Williams
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1974-05-15
ISBN: 0064400565
Number of pages: 131
Publisher: Harper & Row
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- ISBN13: 9780064400565
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Stuart Little
Book Review: A small human animal growing up among giants - kids can relate
Summary: 5 Stars
I just finished reading the book to my little boy. He did say, at the end, "I want to read more about Stuart Little," but I told him there wasn't a sequel. He's young enough to just accept that. I think the story is really meant for very small children and other people who are able to read, accept, and evaluate on its own merits. Little kids are great in their ability to do that.
As for Wikipedia's explanation of the abrupt and unsatisfying ending, the current version of the article doesn't give any source, so I would give that factoid a 25% chance of being true.
The book is a fantasy. It doesn't matter how Mrs. Little might give birth to a mouse. (Would she even notice that she was giving birth to a newborn mouse?) The premises are (1) Stuart Little is a full (birth) member of the family, (2) he is a mouse, (3) but he is as smart as or smarter than a boy, (4) ordinary people are not surprised by a talking mouse (or by 2-inch-high girls, either), and (5) he can grow up (or at least grow reasonably competent) fast, so he can leave home and drive north at age 7 or whatever it is.
Sure that's a bizarre set of premises to ask somebody to accept, but if you think about it in a certain way, it makes sense. Imagine someone thinking, "What would it be like to grow up two inches high? Well, you'd be as small as a mouse...so what would it be like to be a human but growing up as a mouse? A mouse, by the way, that has all the spunk and independence of a very bright, competent, independent-minded boy." Well, all the premises behind the book follow from that suggestion.
There does seem to be a problem in how the book ends so abruptly, without answering some crucial plot questions. It is quite possible that White intended to finish it, but considering that he lived for another 40 years, he must have felt satisfied with leaving it as it was, and so that was his artistic intention -- to leave it "unfinished." There's just one reasonable interpretation of that, which is very clear from the last few pages of the book: the message of the book is that, if you have courage and spunk, you'll get along fine in this long, strange, still unfinished journey called life.
I like neat, satisfying, life-fulfilling endings more than most people, I imagine, and so for a little while I was disturbed by the end, but I've decided that Stuart gets along just fine and probably even finds what he's looking for. The unfinished nature of the story poignantly underscores the unfinished nature of life itself.
Summary of Stuart Little
A paperback edition of E.B. White's classic novel about one small mouse on a very big adventure! With black and white illustrations.
Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother George, and Snowbell the cat. Though he's shy and thoughtful, he's also a true lover of adventure.
Stuart's greatest adventure comes when his best friend, a beautiful little bird named Margalo, disappears from her nest. Determined to track her down, Stuart ventures away from home for the very first time in his life. He finds adventure aplenty. But will he find his friend?
Narrator Julie Harris draws upon her extraordinary acting talents to raise this much-loved tale of a teeny, tiny explorer and his oversized adventures to new heights. "Stuart put on his sailor hat and his sailor suit, took his spy glass down from the shelf and set for a walk full of the joy of life and the fear of dogs." Skipping from one precarious perch to the next, the diminutive wanderer makes new friends, meets old ones, and shares his lust for life with listeners of all ages. Harris's clever, lyrical narration is wonderfully evocative and perfectly captures the charming yet soulful spirit of E.B. White's classic children's tale. (Running time: 2 hours, 2 cassettes) --George Laney
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