Editing Stuart Little (section)

==Reception==
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."<ref name=Agosta-1995/>{{rp|style=ama|p= 59}} Anne Carroll Moore, who had initially encouraged White to write the book, was critical of it when she read a proof of it.<ref name=Elledge-1986/>{{rp|style=ama|pp= 263–264}} She wrote letters to White, his wife Katharine, and ''Harper's'' children's editor [[Ursula Nordstrom]], advising that the book not be published.<ref name=Elledge-1986/>{{rp|style=ama|pp= 263–264}}

A 1945 book reviewer wrote, "Mr.&nbsp;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."<ref name=Cowley-1945-10-28/>
The book has become a children's classic, and is widely read by children and used by teachers.<ref name=Kujawa-Wiseman-2004/>
White was awarded the [[Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal]] in 1970 for ''Stuart Little'' and ''Charlotte's Web''.<ref name=HarpCol-about-White/>