Stuart Little

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Published in 1945, Stuart Little was E. B. White's first children's story. It is the tale of a young New Yorker named Stuart Little who had the "shy, pleasant manner of a mouse" and in Garth Williams' illustrations does look like a mouse. Stuart is good natured, thoughtful, practical, modest and courageous and goes through many adventures while living with his family in New York City, including getting stuck down the drain and sailing in a toy-boat regatta. Eventually, he sets out on a journey to find his friend Margalo, a bird saved by Stuart's family. According to White, the idea for this story came in a dream while he was sleeping on the train.

In 2005 a book was published to celebrate the sixty years of Stuart Little. The book was in full color and hardbound.

Quote

"When Mrs. Frederick C. Little's second son arrived, everybody noticed that he was not much bigger than a mouse."

Musical/Play

A muscial play named Stuart Little was created in the Upper Darby Summer Stage, in the Preforming Arts Center (www.udpac.org). It was based off the book and was set on the dates of:

July 11, 2006- Preformance for various camps with mentally challenged children. July 12, 2006- Preformance at 10:30 AM for general audience. July 13, 2006- Preformance at 10:30 AM and 8:30 PM for general audience. July 14, 2006- Last preformance. General Audience.

The play included these songs:

Good Morning (Opening) West 72nd Street Leroy Boat Race Size Stuart Little Sa's'parilla Stuart Little (Closing)

The play was a sucess and a favorite among many children in the Upper Darby Area.

Adaptations

The story was adapted into a film, also called Stuart Little, which combined live-action with computer animation, in 1999.
The sequel to the first film, Stuart Little 2, was released in 2002.
An animated television series resulted, also named , produced for HBO Family.
A third film, was released direct-to-video in 2005. It featured a different visual style, being entirely computer-animated.

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