Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)

Penguin Books Ltd: This is the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur and of wilbur's dear friend, Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider who lived with Wilbur in the barn. With the help of Templeton the rat, who never did anything for anybody unless there was something in it for him, and a wonderfully clever plan of her own. Charlotte saved the life of Wilbur, who by this time hada grown up to be quite a pig. Published over fifty years ago, with original illustrations by Garth Williams, Charlotte's Web has become an all-time favourite children's story.




About the Author

E. B. White was born in New York in 1899 and died in 1985. He kept animals on his farm in Maine and some of these creatures crept into his books, such as STUART LITTLE which was made into a blockbusting film in 2000. He received many awards including the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal in 1970, an award given every five years to authors who have 'made a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children'.