Customer Reviews

Stuart Little

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I love the perspective the mouse protagonist provides of the world around him, from his tiny clothes and bed to his boating expedition. As a child, I think we all felt tiny in a great big world, and rereading this book recaptures that part of childhood, when we as adults often feel the world is a much smaller place. Stuart Little is one of my all time favorite books.

Paul Buckner,

Author of "Gabriel Jennings and the Ferret Freedom Fighters."

Stuart Little is not as near and dear to my heart as other E.B. White classics (Charlotte's Web), but it still has a certain charm. I also love the pictures that White so easily paints with his words. His descriptions of just about anything are detailed and spot on and that makes for a very informative read for children. Stuart himself comes off, to me, as a bit pretentious. But then, leading a life as a 2-inch high mouse/man born of human parents can't be easy.

I had read this story years ago and just re-read it in stages as a bedtime story for my daughter. She loved it. She especially enjoyed when I gave each character a different voice, which is simple to do since White's writing style easily allows a reader to hear various accent nuances in her head. She was sad to see the story end and, I'll admit, I do believe the tale concludes rather abruptly. But the bedtime entertainment is certainly worth its weight in gold (and the reasonable price of purchasing this book).