Tag: E. B. White

Ursula Nordstrom

When Anne Carroll Moore, the powerful and opinionated superintendent of children’s work at the New York Public Library, asked Harper & Brothers editor Ursula Nordstrom why she felt qualified to produce children’s books, Nordstrom said only this: “Well, I am a former child, and I haven’t forgotten a thing.” More

Dodger

Michael L. Printz Honor Book from bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett; rich with humor and wisdom. More

A Light in the Attic

Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. More

Sounder

Newbery Award–winning book that became an influential children’s work on race and class. More

Jane O’Connor

I really have no hobbies—nearly all of my leisure time is spent with a good book. More

Jane O’Connor

Charlotte’s Web

Considered a classic of children’s literature; a novel of friendship, love, life, and death. More

Eric Carle

I read to understand. More

Eric Carle

Original artwork suggested by Syd Hoff for Danny and the Dinosaur

Illustrator Syd Hoff sent these sketches to Ursula Nordstrom, head of the U.S. Harper Children’s division, as suggestions for the now-classic Danny and the Dinosaur. More

Cammie McGovern

As the younger sister of an adored (sometimes overly perfect) sister, discovering Ramona and Beezus and the gang on Klikitat Street was a life-changer for me. More

Cammie McGovern

Kevin Henkes

Kevin Henkes

The Look of Stuart Little

In early 1945, Ursula Nordstrom, head of Harper’s Department of Books for Boys and Girls was awaiting completion of E. B. White’s manuscript for a children’s story about a talking mouse, titled Stuart Little. More

Little House on the Prairie

Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More

Letter from Katharine White (E. B. White’s wife) regarding Stuart Little’s illustrations

This letter from E. B. White’s wife, Katharine White, to Ursula Nordstrom, head of the U.S. Harper Children’s division, expresses her husband’s excitement... More

Caps for Sale

Longtime classic about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys. More

Gregory Maguire

One of the reasons HarperCollins has been my most frequent publisher for thirty-three years is that I admired three children’s books published by Harper & Row within a year of each other (the year I was turning nine). More

Gregory Maguire

The Butterfly Lion

A moving story of enduring friendship, this is the award-winning favorite from a master storyteller. More

The New Kid on the Block

Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More

Social Change: Sex in the 20th Century

In between the two world wars, Harper authors tackled the then taboo subject of sex. More

The History of HarperCollins Children’s Books in the U.S.

The Department of Books for Boys and Girls at Harper was established in the U.S. in 1926. More

Goodnight Moon

Every child’s must-have bedtime classic; beloved by generations of readers and listeners. More

Letter from Fred Gipson regarding Old Yeller

Old Yeller is the beloved tale of a boy and his loyal, clever, “big yeller” dog. More

Patricia MacLachlan

I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. More

Patricia MacLachlan

A Bear Called Paddington

The original story of the bear who arrived at Paddington Station from darkest Peru. More

Harry the Dirty Dog

Classic dog story; childhood favorite that has charmed readers for more than fifty years. More

Stuart Little

White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More

Beezus and Ramona

Newbery Medal winner; humorous and beloved tale of the ups and downs of sisterhood. More

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen

Garner’s celebrated children’s fantasy novel has become a cult classic of children’s literature. More