Charlotte's Web, Written by E. B. White Illustrated by Garth Williams

Charlotte's Web

Written by E. B. White

Illustrated by Garth Williams

Grades: 3-7

Awards:

Newbery Honor (1953)

AudioFile Earphones Award (0)

George C. Stone Center for Children's Books Recognition of Merit Award (1970)

Massachusetts Children's Book Award (1984)

                                                          Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (1970)

Fern lives on a farm with her family. She has been looking forward to the birth of the pigs. When the pigs are born there is a runt. at first her father wants to butcher it for meat. Fern talks him into keeping the runt and letting her raise it. She names the pig Wilbur. Wilbur eventually grows and moves to the barn with the rest of the animals. He meets a spider named Charlotte who is making her web in the corner of the barn. She helps save Wilbur from the butcher block by weaving words in her web. Wilbur becomes a media sensation and people come from all over to see him and his web. Wilbur even goes to the County Fair and wins a special prize. At the end Charlotte has laid her eggs and knows her time on earth is ending. Wilbur promises to take care of her babies. He transports them back to the farm. The eggs hatch and the spiders will die but, there will always be more spiders. Wilbur will never be left alone.