Charlotte's Web

I love it and The original movie. My granddaughter’s teacher started reading it to the class, and she fell in love with it so much that she asked her teacher if she could borrow her book and read it at home. So I bought the book for her.

I think every child should have one .

I have always loved this book. This was my childhood favorite. I love the friendship between a pig and a spider.

Needing this for my sons 2nd grade class, bought used to reuse. Book was practically brand new.

I wish it were a hardback book.

The kid I bought it for loves this book.

My seven year old daughter LOVES this story!!! I read it to her every night.

I think this is a very good book for all ages especially kids because this story is about friendship and love.

Fast delivery. Decided to get this coloured version as I meant to keep it for a long time. Also coloured pages attract the child to read it as this book has many pages and words for a 7 year old. Child enjoyed the book very much and now every spider is a descendant of Charlotte's. She is so unforgettable.

I did not have access to this book when I was younger and hadn't read it as a kid. But I wouldn't want my son to miss this. A brilliant book and the colour illustrations with easy-to-read font size is another plus.

My youngest granddaughter is a reluctant reader who would prefer to watch the movie than read the book. Until this one. I am a retired primary teacher and I have had to be very wily about getting her engaged. I told her I just had to read with her so I would not forget to be a teacher so she relented and listened to me read. I put on all the voices which she loved. Then I paused at a short paragraph so she could take over. I got her hooked to the point that she admitted that the book is better than the movie. She is now reading a chapter on her own and it is so so gratifying to see her confidence grow with her enjoyment. This is truly a great classic. My pupils all enjoyed it and I knew Eden would too. There's nothing like a good story to develop literacy. We are now doing a "book report" and a "character study" and Eden loves to help me remember.

There are hundreds of reviews to read through, so I do not want or need to cover trampled ground. What I will say is that although I loved this story as a child, as an adult I don't find it to have the same charm. My issue lies with Wilbur. Throughout the text, he is primarily a selfish creature. On the surface, he doesn't seem to always be selfish: he does give compliments to Charlotte from time to time, and he does ultimately lead to the saving of Charlotte's egg sac. However, think about his motives. He clearly saves Charlotte's eggs not only out of love for Charlotte, but more as a means of having a new generation of friends once Charlotte is gone; this is evidenced by his negative reaction to Charlotte's children leaving once they have hatched. Anytime he interacts with Templeton, the supposedly self-centered character, it is because he, Wilbur, wants Templeton to satisfy some need of Wilbur's. Wilbur is a nag constantly demanding Charlotte tell stories, sing songs, save him, etc. In the end, through his selfishness, he survives and continues to have friends, even if not on the same level as the rather one-way friendship he had with Charlotte. So finally, is the point that he who is selfish ultimately gets what he wants? It seems so. And how many of us know people that are selfish and at the end of the day do get what they want? It is rather unpleasant, but this seems to be a reality of the world which E.B. White has captured and encapsulated in our rather ungreat protagonist, Wilbur.

This is a great story and was one of my favourite movies from my childhood.Very well written and worth the time to read, even as an adult.I am working my way through the Top 100 "Good Reads" rated books that you must read at least once, and this was in the top 10, so I'm getting there!