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Happy Birthday, E.B. White (July 11, 1899–Oct. 1, 1985)

Some Writer: The Story of E.B. White, by Melissa Sweet (Houghton Mifflin, 2016, 176 pp., ages 8–12) This chapter book for older readers chronicles the entire life of Elwyn Brooks White (a.k.a. “En” and “Andy”). Author-illustrator Sweet gives special attention, of course, to the masterpieces for which White is famous: Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan, The Elements of Style, and the unforgettable Charlotte’s Web.

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