Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White

I’ve always loved Charlotte’s Web. I saw the movie in 1973 as a very little girl. I remember clearly sobbing as we left the theater and still sobbing in the backseat of the car. I remember my mother threatening me that “if you don’t stop crying, we will never take you to see another movie.” That story was a part of who I was as a child and who I am as an adult (also kind of a kid:). I just somehow never thought about E.B. White. I hadn’t been curious for some odd reason. I should have been. It’s a love merely delayed by time. This book made me fall in love with E.B. White. So many stories and anecdotes... wonderful art... It’s fascinating and helpful to other writers to read about his writing process. This story of E.B. White is so successful that I won’t ever think of one of his books without thinking of him. I also went to amazon to put a bunch of books E.B. White’s containing essays, letters, etc into my amazon cart. He was a good man. Good to the soles of his feet. Good to his hair blowing in the breeze against the blue of a summer sky in Maine. He was quirky. Just wait till you read about the fire escape. You’ll want to know more... and you might find yourself wanting to build a boat.

I bought this for myself after seeing an interview of the author on you tube. I am a collage artist and this book is a feast for my eyes! It is so delightful and needed in this serious world. I wish more adults would find out about this book and author. She has written and illustrated plenty of books for us to enjoy. And, you get an education at the same time. I'm learning about EB White and loving every minute and page!!!!!

I might have bought this book just because of the cover. Then, the description of how a manual typewriter works, followed a few pages later by an excerpt about a boy and his dog, oh my! The entire book feels like poetry, art, history, and your favorite uncle's best stories all clustered together. The fact that the reader learns all kinds of interesting details about an amazing writer is almost a bonus.

This is a scrapbook biography of a writer of the beloved Charlotte's Web, but E. B. White was so much more. Family pictures and handwritten notes let the reader get to know him from his childhood to adulthood. It is visually pleasing and informative. One wants to savor each page but also plunge ahead to the next one.

This short, artistically rendered biography of E.B. White is astutely written and ingeniously illustrated by Melissa Sweet, who as a Mainer and writer has particular insight into White's affinity for the remote watery landscape he brought to life so simply yet evocatively in his essays and children's novels. Its target audience is somewhat elusive as it's too sophisticated for young children but is also not a traditional, in-depth biography; I'd say it was more of an appreciation of White for his fans ranging in age from teens on up.

I gave this as a Christmas gift to two people. One was a child. I asked him to read Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little first, so haven't had a full review from him but he liked the layout of the pages. The other was an adult woman and artist who absolutely loved the book -- the creative pages with distinct art work and story line. She liked the fact she could pick it up at any time and read a page or two, keeping up with the story.

You can curl up and dig into this as an adult too - in fact you should. The illustrations alone are gems, the reverence for her subject, E.B. White, is evident on every page. We love Melissa Sweet's work and this is a treasured example of it. More please!

E.B. White is my favorite author and I was so excited knowing this book was coming out that I pre-ordered it. The author did not disappoint! I love all the pictures and information about him. Thank you Ms. Sweet for doing such a remarkable job on this!

Surpassed my expectations and now I will have to wait for the recipient to make the final judgment.

historia linda, muito bem ilustrada!

This was such a well thought through and put together book I had to message the author to tell her so. Would highly recommend I am 65 by the way

Gift for a 10 year old Looks like it will be very interesting. Dynamic layout. Great art work.