E. B. White was born in new york in 1899 and died in 1985. He kept animals on his farm in Maine and some of these creatures crept into his books, such as Stuart little which was made into a blockbusting film in 2000. He received many awards including the laura ingalls wilder medal in 1970, an award given every five years to authors who have ‘made a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children’. Also by e b white and available in a puffin book:charlotte’s web; stuart little; the trumpet of the swan