E. B. White
I don't remember exactly how I first learned the story of Charlotte's Web. I don't remember if Mom or Dad read it to me or if a baby-sitter popped the tape in the VCR. I do remember that I was obsessed with pigs by the time I was three. E. B. White had infiltrated our home. White's essays are not only enjoyable, but are filled with important lessons for the prospective writer as well -- White's candor combined with wit and a dash of humor has transformed the newspaper columnist into a prominent, uniquely American literary figure.
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