Elwyn Brooks "E. B." White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) was an American writer. He was a contributor to
The New Yorker magazine and a co-author of the English language
style guide The Elements of Style, which is commonly known as "Strunk & White". He also wrote books for children, including
Stuart Little (1945),
Charlotte's Web (1952), and
The Trumpet of the Swan (1970).
Charlotte's Web was voted the top children's novel in a 2012 survey of
School Library Journal readers, an accomplishment repeated in earlier surveys.