Charlotte's Web: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Trophy Newbery)

Don't miss one of America's top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS's The Great American Read.

This beloved 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." This paperback edition includes a foreword by two-time Newbery-winning author Kate DiCamillo.

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 Newbery Honor Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come. It contains illustrations by Garth Williams, the acclaimed illustrator of E. B. White's Stuart Little and Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series, among many other books.

Whether enjoyed in the classroom or for homeschooling or independent reading, Charlotte's Web is a proven favorite.

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Average rating: 8.15

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crabbyabbe

Aug 19, 2023

10/10 stars

I haven't revisited this book since reading it to my nephew back in 1985. As an ol' lady who's feeling like Charlotte at the end of the book, the story is as fresh and moving and meaningful as ever. What I really noticed this time was White's power with lists like the food Templeton finds at the fair: "a deviled-ham sandwich, a piece of Swiss cheese, part of a hard-boiled egg, and the core of a wormy apple." Some writer indeed.

E Clou

May 10, 2023

9/10 stars

My first grade teacher, Mrs. Doscher, read this out loud to us in class, and I think it was the first time anyone read out loud to me as a kid. In my memory, it took us a few months to read it, chapter by slow chapter. I don't remember crying in class, but this book is still one of the saddest books for me.

As an adult though, it doesn't make a lot of sense. Why would the people in the book assume a pig was writing on a spiderweb? Wouldn't they rightfully assume it was the spider doing it?

Update from 2020: I'm rereading this to my kids and I realized I'm such a dummy! The farmer characters in the book thought God wrote in the Spiderweb! It totally took me 35 years to get that. Maybe because I never really thought about the literature of miracles when I was younger. I have been humbled by my own stupidity. Haha.

@Matilda

Dec 16, 2022

10/10 stars

As a lonely child this story soothed my most boring moments. I already loved the characters before the story ended.

Bika

May 30, 2022

8/10 stars

Very good

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