This Newbery Honor Book by E. B. White, author ofĀ Stuart LittleĀ andĀ The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just about perfect."
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Some Pig. Humble. Radiant.Ā 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.
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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.
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āWhat 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.āāEudora Welty, The New York Times Book Review
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āHigh caprice on a farm, handled with wit and wisdom, that serves to put an imperfect world back into joint.āāThe New Yorker
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āA fantasy that has the beauty and delicacy of the web itself.āāThe Saturday Review