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    Charlotte's Web

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    This Newbery Honor Book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children’s literature that is “just about perfect.”

    Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte’s Web, high up in Zuckerman’s barn. Charlotte’s spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur’s life when he was born the runt of his litter.

    E. B. White’s beloved book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come.

    “What the book is about is friendship on earth, affection and protection, adventure and miracle, life and death, trust and treachery, pleasure and pain, and the passing of time. As a piece of work it is just about perfect, and just about magical in the way it is done.”—Eudora Welty, The New York Times Book Review

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJul 4, 2000
    ISBN9780553754490
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    • 5/5
      A "must read" for everyone. I will always love this book about true friendship (and growing up). This is the 50th anniversary edition and I think I have read it once every year since 2005. Last read 03/03/2019, when I discovered that I have never read "Stuart Little" so have ordered that book and it should be here soon.
    • 5/5
      This story is about a girl named Fern and her pig named Wilbur. First, Fern saves his life and then Charlotte the spider saves his life.
    • 5/5
      Such a fine, lovely story about what it means to hold that sacred bond that is unflinching between two souls. The development, and characters, of Wilbur and Charlotte are incredible. When the sadness comes in the story, it hits sharp. There is a lament here of loss, hope, and what it means to grow older. It is a fine lesson for all.5 stars.
    • 5/5
      Charlotte's Web is a fantastic story that definitely should have won an award!
    • 5/5
      No matter how many times I read "Charlotte's Web", I always end up shedding tears by the last page. A beautiful classic about friendship, life, death and miracles.
    • 5/5
      A HUMBLE "Magnum Opus!" Still weird how it turned out to be annoying Avery, and not loyal Fern, who shared Wilbur's triumph.
    • 4/5
      I like to imagine that Fern eventually forgets about Henry Fussy, goes to graduate school and becomes a pioneer in organic farming. Or a wildlife biologist.
    • 4/5
      Charlotte's Web tells the story of Wilbur the pig and the friendships he forms on the farm. Wilbur is the runt and is supposed to be killed right away, but the farmer's daughter feels for wilbur and he becomes her pet. Once Wilbur is too big to live in the house he is sent off to live on the Zuckerman's farm. Wilbur finds out that he will eventually be sent to the slaughter house, but it is new friend Charlotte that helps avoid this terrible fate.This is a classic children's book that students need to read. It is a great story about loyal friendships and about having confidence in yourself.Classroom Extensions:1) Art project where students would each create a spider web with yarn and include one affirming adjective that describes them.2) Create a diarama of the farm and include all of the animal pins
    • 5/5
      This is the book that made me fall in love with reading. One of my all-time favorite books.
    • 5/5
      When little Fern struggles with understanding farm life, her father gives her a chance to experience it first hand by raising the runt infant pig Wilbur. She raises him until he is old enough to be sold and goes to live with her aunt and uncle, the Zuckermans. When Wilbur finds out he will become fresh pork, he becomes extremely upset but his kind-hearted friend Charolette goes out of her way to weave fantastic words into her web to catch the Zuckermans' attention into believing Wilbur is an extraordinary pig. Thanks to Charolette's efforts, the Zuckermans choose to keep Wilbur where he gets to live out his whole life as a happy well cared for pig. This is a heartwarming story that is perfect for all children!
    • 5/5
      Charlotte's Web is about a pig named Wilbur who was saved when he was little from a girl named Fern. Fern took care of him and was always their with him, which made Wilbur happy. But eventually Wilbur is sold to Ferns uncle Mr. Zuckerman. Wilbur getting really sad because he misses Fern and feels like he is all alone. He eventually becomes friends with a spider named Charlotte and he finds that he is become happy again. But rumor starts going around the farm that Wilbur is going to be made in to ham and bacon, which makes him terrified. Charlotte is there to cheer him up that. Charlotte sadly dies after she has baby spiders which gives Wilbur a whole lot of friends. This book is a good fantasy book because it talk about emotions and friends through animals but humans can connect to that because they go through the same things in life.
    • 5/5
      Wilbur the pig was adopted by Fern the day he was born. He is soon forced to leave Fern's farm because he is too big so he goes to live at Fern's Uncle Zuckerman's farm. There he finds a friend who eventually saves his life.
    • 5/5
      I've never read this classic, I should have. It was published about 11 months before I was born, so why I never read it, is a mystery. I liked that this book was so realistic. E. B.White strives for realism in this story of a pig, farm animals, rat and spider. It addresses such things as death, change as the little girl is growing up into an teen, and the spider completes her life cycle. Fern's changes and even Wilbur's show how maturity changes perspectives from the innocence of youth. AwardsNewbery Honor Book (1953)Horn Book Fanfare (1953)Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (1970) (awarded to White for his children's books: Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little)Massachusetts Children's Book Award (1984)
    • 4/5
      Fern Arable, a little girl who lives on a farm with her mother, father, and brother, sits up one day and asks her mother where her father was going with an axe. When she gets the response of ‘some pigs were born last night’ she doesn’t understand. Unaware of her child’s sensitivity, she tells her that there was a runt born, and he is of no use. Her father, she said, had decided to do away with it. Immediately the little girl’s temper rushed through her little nerves to her clever brain, and she reacted to the ‘case of injustice’, which was what she called the dreadful deed, by dashing outside and telling her father about the unfairness of killing a pig that was simply smaller than the others. At first, her father didn’t understand.
      Little Fern, though, was completely firm of what she was saying. Finally, John Arable just about gave in, and he said that he would come back in half an hour or so with the runt. That way he would let his daughter raise the pig on a bottle and see how much trouble a piglet could be. So he came back with the pig and let Fern raise it. She named him Wilbur.
      But Wilbur had to be sold at some point, so the Arables sold him to Homer Zuckerman, the uncle of Fern and her brother Avery. Wilbur grew up to be a fat little pig, who made friends with a spider called Charlotte. Join them on their adventures as they figure out that the pig will need to be killed at Christmastime...
    • 5/5
      Charlotte’s Web is a lovely story where a pig named Wilber creates an unlikely friendship with a spider named Charlotte. Together they try to find a way to prevent Wilber from going to the slaughter house.
    • 4/5
      Delightful read.
    • 5/5
      Such a beautiful story of childhood! Each character is memorable in so many ways, with Charlotte herself being the key.
    • 4/5
      I feel like I read this as a child, but I legit can't remember! I've certainly seen the movie and remember the general plot, so who knows. I may have read this in my youth, I may have not. Either way it was a delightful re-visit to a children's classic. This version was made even more enjoyable since it was narrated by the author and he did a wonderful job with the accents and pacing. It was truly a fun read. If you're one of like five people that has never read or seen Charlotte's Web, it's the tale of a pig who befriends a barn spider and in an effort to save him from the ax, she starts writing marvelous things about Wilbur in her web. It's a wonderful story of friendship, farms, and family. Still delightful half a century later, this will always be a family classic!
    • 5/5
      One of the best children's books of all time in my opinion. I grew up loving this story and now I have the great pleasure of reading it to my own children. Such an amazing and well written story that pulls on your heart strings and makes you fall in love with the characters. Even snide old Templeton.
    • 5/5
      Children's writer E.B. White's Charlotte's Web was winner of the classic Newbery Honor award and it was well deserved.

      My Mother read this book to me often as a child. It's beautifully eloquent in its simplicty. I adore the charming illustrations but the descriptive words are what pull me in. When they were describing the kitchen, I'm sure I smelled bacon. You know, the kind that you would smoke over the campfire, in a cast iron skillet. The descriptive words, "It was a white one. The morning light shone through its ears, turning them pink." That's perfect! When I think of Wilbur, I think of pink ears. The book still makes me smile - and weep.
    • 4/5
      Read it with my kids. I liked that it didn't shy away from fear and death, and gave us a chance to talk about it.
    • 5/5
      Summary: The book, Charlotte's Web, is about a pig named Wilbur, who is saved from being slaughtered due to someone's kindness. He then moves to a new barn where he feels unwanted until he meets a spider named Charlotte. Again, Wilbur is supposed to be sent to be slaughtered but Charlotte makes him into a prized pig by spinning her web into words. Eventually, Charlotte becomes ill but Wilbur repays her kindness by taking care of her children. Personal Reflection: I grew up reading this book so it will always hold a special place in my heart! I love how descriptive the book is. Classroom Extension: A great way to use this in the classroom is teaching everyone about 'Pay It Forward' and how small things can truly impact a person's day.
    • 5/5
      Excellent vocabulary, keeps Children interested, Two books w/audio
    • 5/5
      One of the best children's books of all time in my opinion. I grew up loving this story and now I have the great pleasure of reading it to my own children. Such an amazing and well written story that pulls on your heart strings and makes you fall in love with the characters. Even snide old Templeton.
    • 5/5
      I read this as a child and reread it recently for some light reading. I enjoyed the whimsical nature of the friendship of the barnyard friends, Charlotte, Wilbur, and Templeton. A delight to read.
    • 5/5
      This book is a great fantasy because of the theme, characters, and plot. The theme of friendship and sacrifice for the people you love is very touching. The characters are mostly all animals and this allows children to fantasize about talking animals and what it would be like if we really could hear them and talk to them like Fern does. The plot and conflict that arises in this book makes it a great read and causes you to not want to put the book down because you constantly want to know what is going to happen next to Wilbur or what Charlotte's next move will be.
    • 5/5
      (audio version)What a treat to get to hear White read this! He does a simply amazing job. I think this is the first time I've read this since childhood, and there were a fair few bits I didn't remember. I was surprised at just how philosophical it was--not just about death and the life cycle but also about how best to live and what's valuable. It's a testament to how well White writes for children, I think, that this book didn't freak me out when I was a wee sprout. The reality Wilbur faces is stark, and it strikes me listening to this as an adult just how much White does not shy away from it. Recommended.
    • 5/5
      A classic that has stood the test of time...and all classics don't! Ever tried to read [Pilgrim's Progress]?I never read any of EB White's fiction (though I devoured [Elements of Style]. Hmmm. I wonder if I added that to my LT catalog)?Robert Greenleaf wrote the White wrote that he was sad as a child and remained sad for his lifetime. Many people have told me that [Carlotte's Web] has a sad ending. But truly, I didn't find it so. I found it REAL. Wilbur was sad when she died, and sad when it seemed all the baby spiders would leave, but of course, we do feel sad when someone dies or leaves us. When a few stayed with him, he was happy, and he learned from this experience. Bravo for Wilbur, and bravo for Mr. White!
    • 4/5
      I can't believe I had never read this book! Such a sweet story, almost makes me like spiders. ..
    • 3/5
      I remember reading this book in the fourth grade in school. I think the fourth and fifth grade would be a good time to introduce this book as a whole class read-aloud or a independent read. In my class, we did it as a read aloud and would read it after recess during "Drop Everything and Read". I could see myself using this book to teach social skills pertaining to death and how to deal with death and true friendship. I could also use this book to teach characterization because every character is different.I think kids like this book because of the emotional ties it has. Many times kids get wrapped up in books that pertain animals and have emotional story lines.