Awards: Newbery, 1953; Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, 1970; Massachusetts Children’s Book Award, 1984.
Charlotte’s Web is an all around classic children’s novel that even adults enjoy. The story of friendship and sacrifice are themes that are seen through Wilbur, Charlotte, and the animals on the farm. Without being didactic children seem to understand the importance of what constitutes true friendship. I remember reading this in elementary school and then reading it again to my children. After many years of not visiting the Zuckerman farm, it was a delight to reread Charlotte’s Web. Having been brought up with farm animals, and now being without them for the last nine years, it was a sweet reminder to me of how dear farm animals can really be and how much they can teach you about life and living.
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