THE story of a tiny mouse roaming New York City while navigating life with his new adoptive family has touched hearts across the globe.
Stuart Little has cemented itself in the elite category of cinematography thanks to its international success - but who thought up the incredible tale?
Who wrote Stuart Little?
The charming story of the courageous little mouse Stuart was originally penned by American author E. B. White.
The realistic yet fanciful story of the tiny animal's turbulent life living with his family in New York proved a hit across the world.
It was the first children's book that White wrote, after he was inspired by a dream about "a tiny boy who acted rather like a rat."
He was known for his love of animals and the outdoors thanks to his upbringing in Mount Vernon.
The journalist created the extraordinary character in the spring of 1926 and tested the tale of Stuart's escapades on his 18 nieces and nephews.
After receiving encouragement from his wife Katharine, White eventually sat down with the publishing house Harper in March 1939.
The editor at the firm was intent on sharing Stuart Little with the world and the book was finally completed in 1945.
White, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease later on in life, died on October 1, 1985, at his farmhouse in Maine.
Is Stuart Little a mouse?
The protagonist of the whimsical tale Stuart Little is inspired by White's rousing dream about a boy who behaved like a rat.
The plotline of the children author's version can often confuse some viewers as Stuart is actually a boy "born into" a family.
He is normal in every way - except that he is only just over two inches tall and looks exactly like a mouse.
Stuart speaks, thinks, and behaves like a teenage human, yet has the abilities and appearance of a rodent.
In the 1999 computer animated film based on White's book, Stuart is adopted by the Little family who were looking for a new family member at an orphanage.
He is a young mouse searching for his biological parents, who viewers eventually discover were killed in an accident inside a supermarket.
Who plays Stuart Little in the movie?
Stuart Little is voiced by esteemed Canadian actor Michael J. Fox in the movie.
The Hollywood star previously joked that he would have been cured of his Parkinson's disease by now if he was really a mouse.
He said: "We've got a cancer proof mouse, mice that can be cured of diabetes, mice that enjoy eternal youth and now we've found out how to cure 'mouse' Parkinson's.
"Meanwhile I am sitting here shaking so much my fillings are falling out."
The esteemed actor spoke of his envy of the fictional character and how he wished to embody more of Stuart.
Fox quipped: "Mice can't even act.
"They had to call me in to do the voice because the 'real' mouse kept forgetting his lines. I held his hand through the whole thing.
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"Now he's running around the place in his little red car, while I'm not even allowed to drive in case I suddenly switch lanes or run over a cat."
He revived his role as Stuart Little for another two follow-up films based on the infamous fictional character.
