E. B White

A color-illustrated edition of "Charlotte's Web," the story of Wilbur, a little pig whose destiny as Christmas dinner for the farmer's family is changed when Charlotte, a clever spider, decides to help him.

A New York Times Book Review New & Noteworthy Title A collection of essays, letters and poems from E.B. White, "one of the country's great literary treasures" (New York Times), centered on the subject of freedom and democracy in America. "I am a member of a party of one, and I live in an age of fear." These words were written by E. B. White in 1947. Decades before our current political turmoil, White crafted eloquent yet practical political statements...

Newbery honor book: 1953. Charlotte the spider teaches Wilbur the pig, Templeton the rat and the other barnyard animals lessons on friendship, trust and love.