Charlotte's Web

An unusual and witty story which provides a gentle introduction to questions of mortality, Charlotte’s Web is a modern classic. * BookTrust *From grammar to the tenderness in which this story is delivered, E. B. White’s writing is so perfect… And Garth William’s muted illustrations are entirely without fault. Whether read aloud or solo, this is a book well deserving of it’s ‘classic’ status. * The Children’s Book Review *An extraordinary story, exquisitely written, with unforgettable passages of dialogue and description, that confronts the dilemma of our relationship with farm animals. Witty, and in places, desperately sad this is a book where animals talk yet remain who they are, themselves. A book to make you cry. – Michael Morpurgo * Lovereading4kids *

E. B. White (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. 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’.

Garth Williams (Illustrator)

Garth Williams was born in 1912 and became one of American’s best-loved illustrators. His magical drawings have brought to life many memorable children’s book characters, including Fern, Wilbur, and Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web and the adventurous little mouse, Stuart Little. Garth Williams died in 1996, at the age of 84.