Review of Charlotte's Web by EB White'Charlotte's Web' by EB White was first published by Hamish Hamilton in 1952. It is a classic children's novel that won the 1970 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (Amazon). It is beautifully written with a great mix of seriousness, excitement and comedy. Even though this book is now over fifty years old, it is still a wonderful children's book as its main themes, friendship and hope, will always be relevant. The story is about Wilbur, a farmyard pig, who is saved from death by Mr. Arable's eight-year-old daughter, Fern. Fern cares for and loves Wilbur as if he were a pet, but ultimately must ironically send him to suffer another fate of death on Mr. Zukerman's farm. Fern remains a main character who is considered a bit crazy as she spends all her free time sitting in Zukerman's barn and talking to animals, but the main plot follows the exploits of Charlotte A. Cavatica, a large gray spider. , to prevent Wilbur from becoming Christmas dinner. Charlotte becomes Wilbur's best friend when Fern stops spending so much time in the barn and, by writing messages on his network, manages to save his life too. The main theme of 'Charlotte's Web' is friendship. First we see the friendship between Fern and Wilbur, then the strong bond between Wilbur and Charlotte that never fades from the day they meet. Charlotte becomes friends with Wilbur when no one else on the farm will. She is the heroine of the story, she works hard to save her friend from his fate but, ironically, dies after achieving this goal. Wilbur repays Charlotte by returning her nest of eggs to the barn while she is dying so that she can care for her children and is repaid by having each year a new... middle of paper... simplistic way through the eyes of the innocent.BibliographyWhite , EB, (1952), Charlotte's Web, Hamish HamiltonAmazon.com, onlinehttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0064400557/ref=dp_proddesc_0/102-7436490-3490534?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n= 283155 [cited 06/06/05]Amazon.com, onlinehttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0064400557/102-7436490-3490534?v=glance [cited 06/ 06/05]Hartman, H, (2005) online, http: //www.factmonster.com/spot/charlotte1.html, [cited 06/06/05]ReferencesHartman, H, (2005) online, http:// www.factmonster.com/spot/charlotte1.html, [cited 06/06/05]Amazon online, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0064400557/ref=dp_proddesc_0/102- 7436490-3490534?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n=283155 [cited 06/06/05]