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#MelissaSweet is one of my favorite author/illustrators. Her work is exquisite.
Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White | 
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ E.B. White was a childhood favorite and I really enjoyed this children's biography by Melissa Sweet. I've read quite a few books recently that she has illustrated and I love her collage style of art.
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What a great poem from EB White! Precursor to Charlotte‘s Web?
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pickThis book was great. It is a biography of E.B. White, who wrote one of the most beloved stories of Charlottes Web, and was written in 2016. The book tells of the writing that was done by E.B. White and how some of his works got turned into movies.
Something that I really appreciated while reading this book were the illustrations. These illustrations included some pictures that were drawn and some that were real photographs of E.B. White.
Does anyone else still check out books from the children‘s section like I do? I love this story of writer E.B. White ❤️
pickThis is a biography written for children, & it‘s one of the best biographies I have ever read. It is magical & meticulously worded & a true piece of artistic craftsmanship. The art is perfection, including illustrations, original manuscripts, photographs, & hand lettering, all used expertly. E.B. White said that anyone who writes down to children is wasting his time. He would have loved to see that Sweet‘s biography of him took that advice.
pickThis book is a B, Orbis Pictus award winner and can be used in the classroom as an AS, IR, PR, or CR. #UCFLAE3414SP18
This book is a wonderful mix of personal letters, notes, photos,and family ephemera and detailed illustrations about the life of writer E.B White who is most well known for writing Charlottes Web. The title of this book is actually a reference to Wilbur from Charlottes Web who is deemed “Some Pig” by Charlotte.
pickElwyn White loved words. When he was a child, he would chase them through the pages of the dictionary and crafted into poems for the St. Nicholas magazine. As a young man, his words led him to writing jobs at some big city newspapers, like The New Yorker. When his own stories came calling, White turned his words into classics books, like Charlotte‘s Web and Stuart Little and has had the hearts of his readers ever since.
pickLoved reading this with these two guys. Ten year age difference, but there was something in it for each of them.
Early illustration options for Charlotte's Web. The upper right one, inspired by the Mona Lisa. . .
I am crying. 😂😂😂😂😂
"He was seven or eight years old when he looked a sheet of paper 'square in the eyes' and thought, 'This is where I belong.'"
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pickA MUST READ!!!! An outstanding biography that highlights the writing/publishing process of beloved classics. #CampReadALot
"What happens too me when I cross... into Maine...? I cannot describe it.... but I do have the sensation of having received a gift from a true love." - E. B. White. Truer words were never spoken. Missing Maine right now
If you like E.B. White you will enjoy this 176 page picture book geared towards young readers.
I love these illustrations by Sweet in this biography of EB White.
pickLOVED this book! As you read it, you feel like you're a part of E.B. White's life. You get to know him from his age as a child, to an adult with pictures and words directly from him, his friends and family. The real photos, his own handwritten work and the current illustrations make the book come alive! Read this book to learn how his children's classics came to be, learn about his personal life and advice on life and writing. This is a must read!
I haven't sat down to read this one yet, but I've been flipping through it quite a bit.
E.B. White has plenty of #Anthropomorphic characters to go around. #FeistyFeb
pickThe words of E. B. White ring true decades later. "Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day."
My amazing, smart, handsome husband just came home with books for me. He said it's a reward for doing so well in the #24in48 #readathon. 🤓 It is for occasions like this, my friends, that I keep an updated wishlist!
pick🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟I learned a lot of interesting information about #ebwhite from the text, but almost more so through the illustrations. #melissasweet has an exquisite way of presenting her subject matter. Her collage style brings out so much more in the story then simple picture illustrations would.
@WanderingBookaneer Your recent posts about #thegirls made me think of this chapter from #melissasweet 's biography on #ebwhite and his style of writing.
Reading this book feels like looking through a scrap book of the subject's life. #melissasweet does such a beautiful job presenting her information #teachersoflitsy
A few more #kidlit #2016favorites to share... Some Writer is a beautiful biography of beloved author EB White. You can tell from the details in this book's design and illustrations that Melissa Sweet has deep love for her subject matter. A masterpiece!
pickI just read this last night and it was SO GOOD! Read in one sitting and told my kids this morning this was a book I would buy!!
#TBRRecommendation I saw this book highly recommended...by a chef, actually, Dorie Greenspan...on Instagram. I love the cover! Definitely need the hardcover. Will add it to my stack.
Seriously with this book and this man and his love for children and words.
pickThis is an excellent book and I love it though I'm trying to sort out how much of that love is due to my being a kidlit nerd and how much is due to true excellence. Does it have a wide appeal outside children's literature aficionados? Will children pick it up outside of being forced to read an author biography? I don't know. I do think it is the best author biography option for a kid. So many of the words are actually White's too. It's beautiful.
pickClearly I LOVED this book! Melissa Sweet is an amazing illustrator, and shows off her writing chops too. Who doesn't love E.B.'s stories? But what do you really know about him? What do the E and B stand for? What name did he go by from college on? Why did one librarian officially put the "not recommended to purchase" stamp on STUART LITTLE? How many times is he cry through the last chapter of the CW's audiobook? Read this and you'll know! #kidlit
pickFrom the same illustrator who magicked The Right Word, the Caldecott-winning biography of Peter Roget, this is a gorgeous tribute to the life and writings of E. B. White. Just wonderful.
Stopped at Barnes & Noble for the educator appreciation days and spotted an educato's guide for this title. Lucky for me... They had a copy of the book! And no, it is not for school OR my daughter (but she can borrow it!)
So excited about this one. I ❤️ Melissa Sweet's work.
