In the E.B. White novel, what type of animal was 'Stuart Little'?
"voice talent remains the same with Michael J Fox, Geena Davis, and Hugh Laurie wasting their efforts on a weak plot that sees boy mouse Stuart demonstrate his bravery when Snowbell the family cat is kidnapped during the Little clan's lakeside vacation. Undemanding humour, a sprinkling of mild peril, and the obligatory life lessons offer enough substance to keep the very young happy, but only the short running time will impress anyone older."" The film was released on VHS and DVD. One DVD also came with Peter Parker's Stuart Little key chain. It is also available to download on iTunes."
"failed plan. In a wholly unrelated way, it can also mean “sweetheart” The eponymous character in EB White's Stuart Little is a sooterkin. Sooterkin A sooterkin is a fabled small creature about the size of a mouse that certain women were believed to have been capable of giving birth to. The origin of this initially jocular fantasy lies in the 18th century, and some eminent physicians of the day considered it factual. It is attributed to a tendency of Dutch women to frequently sit on stoves or use them under their petticoats to keep warm, hence causing the breeding of"
"Stuart Little (film) Stuart Little is a 1999 American family comedy film loosely based on the novel of the same name by E. B. White. Directed by Rob Minkoff in his live action debut, the screenplay was written by M. Night Shyamalan and Greg Brooker, and stars Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, and Jonathan Lipnicki, alongside the voices of Michael J. Fox and Nathan Lane. The plot bears little resemblance to that of the book, as only some of the characters and one or two minor plot elements are the same. The film's sequel more closely resembles the original novel. The"
"went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a rat. That's how the story of Stuart Little got started"". He had the dream in the spring of 1926, while sleeping on a train on his way back to New York from a visit to the Shenandoah Valley. Biographer Michael Sims wrote that Stuart ""arrived in [White's] mind in a direct shipment from the subconscious."" White typed up a few stories about Stuart, which he told to his 18 nieces and nephews when they asked"
"Stuart Little 2 Stuart Little 2 is a 2002 American family comedy film directed by Rob Minkoff. It is the sequel to 1999's ""Stuart Little"", itself loosely based on the original 1945 children's book by E. B. White, and stars Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, and Jonathan Lipnicki, alongside the voices of Michael J. Fox, Nathan Lane, Melanie Griffith, James Woods, and Steve Zahn. Set three years after the first film, the plot follows Stuart Little as he and family cat Snowbell must save a small bird named Margalo from the Falcon. The film was released to theaters on July 19,"
"Stuart Little 2 Stuart Little 2 is a 2002 American family comedy film directed by Rob Minkoff. It is the sequel to 1999's ""Stuart Little"", itself loosely based on the original 1945 children's book by E. B. White, and stars Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, and Jonathan Lipnicki, alongside the voices of Michael J. Fox, Nathan Lane, Melanie Griffith, James Woods, and Steve Zahn. Set three years after the first film, the plot follows Stuart Little as he and family cat Snowbell must save a small bird named Margalo from the Falcon. The film was released to theaters on July 19,"
"But when a ferocious mountain lion named the Beast (Virginia Madsen) hatches a plot to eat Snowbell (Kevin Schon), Stuart must gather up all his courage to save him. It was reported by the Tracking Board and Zimbio that a new ""Stuart Little"" film was in development by Sony Pictures Animation and Red Wagon Productions with Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher returning as the producers. Similar to the first two films, it will feature a combination of live-action and computer animation. The reboot will not be a sequel to the previous films and is said to be in the vein"
"on his quest to find Margalo. He sets off once more in his toy car, positive that he will see her again. Lucien Agosta, in his overview of the critical reception of the book, notes that ""Critical reactions to ""Stuart Little"" have varied from disapprobation to unqualified admiration since the book was published in 1945, though generally it has been well received."" Anne Carroll Moore, who had initially encouraged White to write the book, was critical of it when she read a proof of it. She wrote letters to White; his wife, Katharine; and Ursula Nordstrom, the children's editors at"
"Harper's, advising that the book not be published. Malcolm Cowley, who reviewed the book for ""The New York Times"", wrote, ""Mr. White has a tendency to write amusing scenes instead of telling a story. To say that ""Stuart Little"" is one of the best children's books published this year is very modest praise for a writer of his talent."" The book has become a children's classic, and is widely read by children and used by teachers. White received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal in 1970 for ""Stuart Little"" and ""Charlotte's Web"". Actress Julie Harris narrated an unabridged adaptation on LP"
"Runt (novel) Runt is a 2002 children's novel written by Marion Dane Bauer. It tells of a story about a wolf pup who is a runt. One spring day in the forests of Minnesota, a litter of 4 is born into a wolf pack led by King and his mate Silver. The pups are Leader, Sniffer, Runner, Thinker and Helper. The last pup looks much smaller than the others and his father gives him the name Runt. As Runt grows older, he still is smaller than the others but grows over time. At one point in Runt's life, he and"
"The Little White Horse The Little White Horse is a low fantasy children's novel by Elizabeth Goudge, first published by the University of London Press in 1946 with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges, and Anne Yvonne Gilbert in 1992. Coward–McCann published a US edition next year. Set in 1842, it features a recently orphaned teenage girl who is sent to the manor house of her cousin and guardian in the West Country of England. The estate, village, and vicinity are shrouded in mystery and magic; the ""little white horse"" is a unicorn. Goudge won the annual Carnegie Medal from the"
"included on various ""best of"" anthologies in the year. As Stuart commences his walk to work, he notices an animal ""about the size of a cat, naked looking, with leathery, hairless skin and thin, spiky limbs that seemed too frail to support the bulbous, ill-proportioned body."" Disgusted and horrified by the appearance of this animal, he crushes it with his foot. Immediately, he is remorseful and his first instinct is to call his wife Jenny. Since he is not sure what her reaction will be, he waits to call her at the normal time in the afternoon. She is not"
"the part of Stetson. The rescued dog (now named Stetson) had the good fortune of resembling Kristina Skarstedt's illustrations of Stetson included within the children's book. Because he is small, Stetson, a tan and brown terrier, has been abandoned in favor of a larger hunting dog. Stetson finds himself alone on the streets of the winter ski town, Park City, Utah, in search of food, shelter and a new home. Because he is small, Stetson can hide under the steps of Alex's Bistro, from between the steps, Stetson watches the sun set behind the Wasatch Mountains, the activities about the"
"way except that he is only four inches high and looks exactly like a rat. At first the family is concerned with how Stuart will survive in a human-sized world, but by the age of seven, he speaks, thinks, and behaves on the level of a human of sixteen and shows surprising ingenuity in adapting, performing such helpful family tasks as fishing his mother's wedding ring from a sink drain. The family's cat, Snowbell, dislikes Stuart because while he feels a natural instinct to chase him, he is aware that Stuart is a member of the human family and thus"
"The Biskitts are a group of tiny anthropomorphic dogs who live on Biskitt Island and are committed to guarding the crown jewels of Biskitt Castle. Modeled after Robin Hood, the Biskitts still serve their recently deceased king while performing good deeds for the underprivileged inhabitants of their tiny island. It is explained in the opening narration that due to their good reputation for responsibility and security, other kings have entrusted their treasures to be safeguarded by the Biskitts. The villain of the series is the king's mean-spirited, wasteful, younger brother King Max who rules the neighboring Lower Suburbia. In lieu"
"Charlotte's Web Charlotte's Web is a children's novel by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. The novel tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur (such as ""Some Pig"") in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live. Written in White's dry, low-key manner, ""Charlotte's Web"" is considered a classic of children's literature, enjoyable to"
"narrated by White and is based on his short story of the same name. In the late 1930s, White turned his hand to children's fiction on behalf of a niece, Janice Hart White. His first children's book, ""Stuart Little"", was published in 1945, and ""Charlotte's Web"" appeared in 1952. ""Stuart Little"" initially received a lukewarm welcome from the literary community. However, both books went on to receive high acclaim, and ""Charlotte's Web"" won the Newbery Medal from the American Library Association. White received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal from the U.S. professional children's librarians in 1970. It recognized his ""substantial"
"sky. The Cóiste Bodhar has been portrayed in the film ""Darby O'Gill and the Little People"". The Cóiste Bodhar also appeared in ""Strange"" along with the Banshee who is able to summon the Coach. The Cóiste Bodhar has also been featured in the Japanese light novel series ""Durarara!!"". It serves as the steed of the Dullahan Celty Sturluson and it can shapeshift into anything ranging from a headless horse to a motorcycle. At the end of Stephen King's novel ""Needful Things"", the story's antagonist, shop owner Leland (in some printings ""Leeland"") Gaunt, reveals himself to be a diabolical figure and"
"Tree"" p 179). ""For, at the heart of us all … there is a grain of pure Gold. That Gold is the Self. That Gold is called Love. It is everyman's birth-right"" (pp 104 – 105). Corlett also uses in his own way the shared experience of an animal's point of view, such as Merlin provides for young Wart, in T.H. White's ""The Sword in the Stone"" (1938). In Corlett's hands this becomes archetypal encounters between child and animal: Cinnabar the fox, Sirius the dog, Jasper the Owl, Merula the blackbird, Lutra the otter, Falco the kestrel, Bawson the badger,"
"him, Snowbell breaks the branch they are standing on, sending them (Monty included) falling into the river below. Smokey then tries to ambush Snowbell from behind, but Stuart hits him off the tree with another branch. Smokey then leaves angrily, but is chased off by stray dogs as Stuart and Snowbell return home and reunite with the Little family. One of the paintings used as a prop for the Littles' home was the 1920s painting ""Sleeping Lady with Black Vase"" by Hungarian avant garde painter Róbert Berény, which had long been considered a lost painting. A set designer for the"
"children's librarian at the New York Public Library, read this column and responded by encouraging him to write a children's book that would ""make the library lions roar"". White's editor at Harper, who had heard about the Stuart stories from Katherine, asked to see them, and by March 1939 was intent on publishing them. Around that time, White wrote to James Thurber that he was ""about half done"" with the book; however, he made little progress with it until the winter of 1944-1945. When Stuart is born to an ordinary family in New York City, he is normal in every"
"is featured as a minor character, mostly a source of canine comic relief, but further on his character is developed into more of a supporting role and partner to Kit. He starts to find and even create alternate universes (his favorite being a squirrel universe) and eventually is revealed to be a canine Power, namely the canine version of the One, according to the Transcendent Pig. After this, Kit mourns his loss, only to have a stray dog come up to him and reveal that Ponch is inside all dogs now. Machu Picchu is an irascible scarlet macaw owned by"
"John Thomas Stuart XI, the teenage protagonist, lives in a small Rocky Mountain town, Westville, caring for Lummox, an extraterrestrial beast which he inherited from his great-grandfather who brought it home from an interstellar voyage. The pet has learned how to speak, and has gradually grown from the size of a collie pup to a ridable behemoth—especially after consuming a used car. The childlike Lummox is perceived to be a neighborhood nuisance and, upon leaving the Stuart property one day, causes substantial property damage across the city of Westville. John's widowed mother wants him to get rid of it, and"
"Smith's 1955 short story ""The Game of Rat and Dragon"" and Andre Norton's 1968 novel ""The Zero Stone"" featuring a telepathic mutant feline named Eet. Robert A. Heinleins ""The Cat Who Walks Through Walls"" features a cat named Pixel who travels on various space adventures with the narrator. On film, ""Alien"" (1979) and the sequel ""Aliens"" (1989) feature Jones (""Jonesy"") aboard USCSS ""Nostromo"". Ship's cat The ship's cat has been a common feature on many trading, exploration, and naval ships dating to ancient times. Cats have been carried on ships for many reasons, most importantly to control rodents. Vermin aboard"
"were working on in the city park. Stuart's father, Frederick, tries to encourage him, telling him that ""every cloud has a silver lining."" Later, an apparently injured canary named Margalo falls into Stuart's roadster on his way home from school. Stuart takes her home and introduces her to the Little family, where he invites Margalo to stay with them for a while, to which she accepts. However, Margalo is secretly assisting a peregrine falcon aptly named Falcon to steal valuables from households upon earning the homeowners' trust. Orphaned as a fledging, Margalo assists Falcon in exchange for a home, but"
"other adventures. ""The Washington Post"" termed ""Little Dee"" ""charming,"" while others called it ""innocent and funny"" and ""age appropriate"". Little Dee Little Dee is a webcomic by Christopher Baldwin about a little girl lost in the woods who is befriended by three animals. The animals talk; Dee doesn't. Begun on June 7, 2004, ""Little Dee"" is the last of several strips completed by Baldwin in hopes of syndication. His popular and long-running strip ""Bruno"" was never intended to be syndicated, but Baldwin turned to creating more family-friendly and accessible comics. On May 30, 2006, ""Little Dee"" began appearing on Comics.com,"
"Pepper, a wisecracking skunk passionate about comedy; Minka, a bouncy spider monkey with a flair for painting and visual arts; Penny Ling, a sensitive giant panda interested in rhythmic gymnastics; Russell, a hedgehog who is often the self-appointed leader of his animal bunkmates; Sunil, a mongoose and magician hopeful; Vinnie, a clumsy gecko obsessed with dancing; and Zoe, a diva-like dog with a talent for singing. Other human characters include Mrs. Twombly, owner of the shop and Blythe's boss, and Youngmee Song, Sue Patterson, and Jasper Jones, Blythe's friends. Hasbro owns the rights of both Blythe and Littlest Pet Shop,"
"for copying natural detail"", had influenced her style. ""Timmy Tiptoes"" is unique amongst Potter's children's books: it is the only one depicting American mammals. The title character is an eastern grey squirrel, a species exported from America to Britain, and flourishing there around 1900. It was unlikely Potter saw the animals in the woods around Hill Top as they had yet to become established in the Lake District. She probably relied for models on specimens in the Small Mammal House of a zoo, and consulted reference works in the library of the Natural History Museum to aid her work. Potter"
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"The Stolen White Elephant ""The Stolen White Elephant"" is a short story written by Mark Twain and published in 1882 by James R. Osgood. In this detective mystery, a Siamese white elephant, en route from Siam to Britain as a gift to the Queen, disappears in New Jersey. The local police department goes into high gear to solve the mystery but it all comes to a tragic end. The main characters of the story include: Also, a number of other detectives, servants and civilians play minor roles in the story. It is just one of the stories in the first"
"the model for the Little Prince's sheep, with a Raggedy Ann type doll helping as a stand-in for the prince. Additionally, a pet boxer, Hannibal, that Hamilton gave to him as a gift may have been the model for the story's desert fox and its tiger. A museum representative stated that the novella's final drawings were lost. Seven unpublished drawings for the book were also displayed at the museum's exhibit, including fearsome looking baobab trees ready to destroy the prince's home asteroid, as well as a picture of the story's narrator, the forlorn pilot, sleeping next to his aircraft. That"
"Pluto (Disney) Pluto, also called Pluto the Pup, is a cartoon dog created in 1930 at Walt Disney Productions. He is a yellow-orange color, medium-sized, short-haired dog with black ears. Unlike most Disney characters, Pluto is not anthropomorphic beyond some characteristics such as facial expression. He is Mickey Mouse's pet. Officially a mixed-breed dog, he made his debut as a bloodhound in the Mickey Mouse cartoon ""The Chain Gang"". Together with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, and Goofy, Pluto is one of the ""Sensational Six""—the biggest stars in the Disney universe. Though all six are non-human animals,"
"otter (""Enhydra lutris""), bearded seal (""Erignathus barbatus""), donkey (""Equus asinus""), cougars (""Felis concolor coryi"", ""Felis concolor stanleyana""), bobcat (""Felis rufus floridanus""), Atlantic white-sided dolphins (""Lagenorhynchus acutus""), guanaco (""Lama guanicoe""), alpaca (""Vicugna pacos""), otter (""Lutra lutra""), wild dog (""Lycaon pictus""), Bartels's spiny rat (""Maxomys bartelsii""), Musschenbroek's spiny rat (""Maxomys musschenbroekii""), prairie vole (""Microtus ochrogaster""), common European weasel (""Mustela nivalis""), mink (""Mustela vison""), muskrat (""Ondatra zibethica""), mountain goats (""Oreamnos americanus""), Grant's gazelle (""Nanger granti""), slow loris (""Nycticebus coucang""), African lions (""Panthera leo""), leopard (""Panthera pardus""), tiger (""Panthera tigris""), baboon (""Papio cynocephalus""), Pacific harbor seal (""Phoca vitulina richardsi"") chamois (""Rupicapra rupicapra""), Polynesian rat"