Charlotte's Web

Rating:
Summary: Excellent book to end with a PIG OUT!
Review: This was a great book about friendship and loyalty. Our class learned a lot about farm life also.

Rating:
Summary: VERY BAD!!
Review: I didn't like this book because it had a rotten and badending. This book wasn't the greatest.

Rating:
Summary: One of my all time favorites.
Review: The stunning thing about Charlotte's Web (and Stuart Little, for that matter) is that E.B. White was not a children's book writer. This did not stop him from creating characters that children (and their children and grandchildren) have loved so dearly. When I was a child, I wrote Mr. White, thanking him for writing the books. I received a reply, the gist of which was that he would rather be sailing his boat than writing that letter. It was only after i grew up that I understood the humor in that. And so it is with Charlotte's Web. The book should be read at least every 10 years to appreciate it as a child, an adult and an old-timer.

Rating:
Summary: The Best -- Just the Best!
Review: Charlotte's Web is a graceful, poetic, beautiful book about important things like love and loyalty and loss and the importance of good writing. E.B. White doesn't talk down to children, just as Charlotte would never talk down to Wilbur the pig. White knows that children are capable of deep thoughts and deep emotion, and he touches those thoughts and emotions as well as weaving a charming and often comical plot. I loved it as a child, I loved reading it with my son (imagine his surprise to find himself in tears over a BOOK!), and I can't wait to read it with my grandchildren. Quite simply, it's the best children's book in the English language.

Rating:
Summary: Thoroughly satisfying in every way.
Review: I've been reading this book to my daughter, who is 4. She listens with rapt attention, and is fascinated by the characterizations of the different animals. I don't really try to simplify reading to her, and am surprised how much she understands. This classic is a step back into the past and quite refreshing -- feels like time slows down to enjoy life.

Rating:
Summary: Quintessential Templeton
Review: The book, "Charlotte's Web" has been reviewed much more thoroughly than I ever could. What I would like to say is that my husband and I have, for the past few years, made it a point to listen to E. B. White's telling of the story on the anniversary of his birth, July 11(this year is his centennial). What I would also like to say is that he did such a wonderful job with all of the characters, especially Templeton and the garrulous geese! I will be forever grateful that he wrote this book and recorded it!

Rating:
Summary: A very enjoyable book for all ages to read.
Review: This story is especially a good read for children - it involves many sweet little animals which I am sure all children would be attracted to. Even though this story is sad towards the end, it is made happy again, because lots of Charlotte's little babies are born.

Rating:
Summary: Charlottes Web
Review: I remember having this book read to me as a child, and loving it intensely, so I decided to revisit the story and see what I though of it as an adult. I must say that I was not disappointed. Charlotte a spider, befriends Wilbur, a pig, and so begins a tragic, touching, and entertaining story. Charlotte takes on the role of a mother figure to Wilbur. This is demonstrated by the writer for instance when Charlotte explains long and difficult words to Wilbur, reinforcing her mother image while at the same time enlightening the reader. The animals are anthropomorphic, and White puts a lot of effort into describing the personalities of the main characters. We are encouraged to feel like they are our closest friends, which makes the tragedy of the ending all the greater. Charlotte reminds me of my best friend when I was a child, and I could compare all of the other characters to someone I have known at some time. This is a tool which the writers of soap operas use to draw you in, as is the cliff-hanger which we find at the end of a chapter. Don't take this the wrong way however, the writing in this book is far superior to that of Sunset Beach, and you can quote me on that. I heard it said recently, I wish I could remember by whom, that when you read a good book, it becomes a part of who you are. The words on the Charlotte's web, Some Pig, will always remain a part of me.

Rating:
Summary: An excellent children story!
Review: This is an excellent story for the young children as it shows them the meaning of true friendship which includes mutual trust and self-sacrificing. E.B WHITE is indeed a talented writer because he managed to add the colour of the nature and humour to all his stories.

Rating:
Summary: The most memorable book I've ever read.
Review: Although today I am a 40-something woman.... I still get tears in my eyes whenever I think about the book, Charlotte's Web. This book offers a lesson to all ages. I have a 3 year old daughter, and I can't wait to begin reading this book to her. When she is able to read on her own, I bet that she'll choose Charlotte's Web to read again and again, as I once did.