Tag: E. B. White

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

Sounder

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

Letter from E. B. White regarding Stuart Little

B. White (Andy) writes to his editor Eugene Saxton (Gene), presenting his manuscript for Stuart Little... More

Essays of E. B. White

Classic collection by one of the greatest essayists of our time, Pulitzer Prize–winning author E. B. White. More

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

The New Kid on the Block

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

The Graveyard Book

Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. More

Freaky Friday

Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. 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

Julie of the Wolves

Newbery Medal–winning classic about a girl living among wolves. More

The Giving Tree

Poignant, game-changing picture book for readers of all ages that has been a favorite for generations. 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

1926: The Department of Books for Boys and Girls is established at Harper & Brothers…

The Department of Books for Boys and Girls is established at Harper & Brothers. More

Bridge to Terabithia

Newbery Medal–winning novel; a true modern classic and touchstone of children’s literature. More

Michael Morpurgo

I like above all to share the excitement of my dreams and discoveries, my doubts and fears, my joys and my sorrows, to take my readers on new journeys with me. More

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Bond

I was brought up in a house where books were an essential part of the furnishings. More

Michael Bond

Danny and the Dinosaur

I Can Read! classic that was named a 1958 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. More

Marketing and publicity brochure for Charlotte’s Web

This 1963 marketing and publicity brochure for Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White includes a letter from White explaining how he got the idea for the story. More

Flat Stanley

This series celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2014 and has sold more than one million copies. More

Eric Carle

I read to understand. More

Eric Carle

Henry Huggins

The debut novel from Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary. More

Old Yeller

Instantly acclaimed, it has become one of the most beloved children’s classics ever written. 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

Caps for Sale

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

Garth Williams, Illustrator

Garth Williams was a little-known but talented young illustrator when he was commissioned by Ursula Nordstrom, head of Harper’s Department of Books for Boys and Girls, to illustrate the classic Stuart Little by E. B. White. More

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen

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

Sarah, Plain and Tall

Newbery Award winner about the power of family, which has sold over 4.5 million copies. More