E B White

E. B. White, the author of such beloved classics as Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan, was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 and, five or six years later, joined the staff of The New Yorker magazine, then in its infancy. He died on October 1, 1985, at his home in Maine. Mr. White won countless awards, including the 1971 National Medal for Literature and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, which commended him for making a "substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children."

E. B. White (Elwyn Brooks White, 1899–1985) fue un escritor y ensayista estadounidense, reconocido por su estilo claro y elegante. Es autor de tres clásicos de la literatura infantil: Stuart Little (1945), La telaraña de Carlota (1952) y The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). Además, trabajó como editor y colaborador en The New Yorker y coescribió el influyente manual de estilo The Elements of Style. Su obra ha cautivado a generaciones de lectores y le valió distinciones como la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad y el Premio Hans Christian Andersen.