Paperback, 184 pages
English language
Published Nov. 7, 1952 by Scholastic.
Wilbur was lovingly raised by a girl named Fern. But now he's a barn pig. He's bored and lonely - until he meets Charlotte, the beautiful grey spider who also lives in the barn.
Charlotte thinks of a wonderful way to save Wilbur from a pig's unhappy fate. Her clever plan will delight you, in this famous story
Charlotte's Web --back cover
E. B. White died in 1985, but it was quite a treat to hear him narrate this 50th anniversary audiobook. I'm guessing it's a port of White's 1980 cassette recording. The only thing missing are the illustrations by Garth Williams.
This was a re-read (many times over) from my own childhood and my boys' childhoods.
This was a re-read (many times over) from my own childhood and my boys' childhoods.
