Editing E. B. White (section)

===Children's books===
In the late 1930s, White turned his hand to [[Children's literature|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]]'' followed 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 a [[Newbery Medal|Newbery Honor]] from the [[American Library Association]], though it lost out on winning the Newbery Medal to ''[[Secret of the Andes (novel)|Secret of the Andes]]'' by [[Ann Nolan Clark]].

White received the [[Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal]] from the U.S. professional children's librarians in 1970. It recognized his "substantial and lasting contributions to children's literature."<ref name=wilder/> That year, he was also the U.S. nominee and eventual runner-up for the biennial [[Hans Christian Andersen Award]], as he was again in 1976.<ref name=weales/><ref name=ibby-nominee/> Also, in 1970, White's third children's novel was published, ''[[The Trumpet of the Swan]]''. In 1973 it won the Sequoyah Award from Oklahoma and the [[William Allen White Award]] from Kansas, both selected by students voting for their favorite book of the year. In 2012, the ''[[School Library Journal]]'' sponsored a survey of readers, which identified ''Charlotte's Web'' as the best children's novel ("fictional title for readers 8–12" years old). The librarian who conducted it said, "It is impossible to conduct a poll of this sort and expect [White's novel] to be anywhere but #1."<ref name=SLJ/><ref name=bird/>