A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider

By Barbara Herkert, Lauren Castillo (illustrator),

Book cover of A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider: The Story of E. B. White

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A lyrical biography of E. B. White, beloved author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, written by Barbara Herkert and illustrated by Caldecott honoree Lauren Castillo.

When young Elwyn White lay in bed as a sickly child, a bold house mouse befriended him. When the time came for kindergarten, anā€¦

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1 author picked A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

With charming illustrations, this picture book biography tells the story of E.B. White with exquisite language.

I love how Barbara Herkert provides details about his interest in animals from a young age, such as how he collected pigeons, snakes, polliwogs, caterpillars, chameleons, and more.

In a fitting ending, the book shows how E.B. White gets the idea for one of my favorite books, Charlotteā€™s Web. I love these lines from A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider: ā€œOne cold October evening, Andy watched a spider spin. He climbed a ladder for a closer look. Heā€™d found the heroā€¦

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