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

I Can Read!

Inspired by an occasion in which she attempted to find an appropriate book for a young boy who had just learned to read, Boston librarian Virginia Haviland telephoned her friend Ursula Nordstrom, the head of children’s publishing at Harper & Brothers. More

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

Sounder

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

A Light in the Attic

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

The Giving Tree

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

Stuart Little

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

Little Bear

The very first I Can Read! book has sold more than one million copies. More

Charlotte’s Web

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