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 novel for children who won the Laura Ingalls Wilder Prize in 1970. Prize (Amazon). It's beautifully written with a good mix of seriousness, excitement and comedy. Even though this book is now over fifty years old, it remains a wonderful book for children because its main themes of friendship and hope will always be relevant today. The story is about Wilbur, an aborted farmyard pig, who is saved from death by Mr. Fern, Arable's eight-year-old daughter. Fern cares for and loves Wilbur as if he were a pet, but ultimately ironically has to send him to suffer another fate of death on Mr. Zukerman's farm. Fern remains a main character considered a little crazy because 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 at the barn and, by writing messages on his website, manages to save his life as well. The main theme of “Charlotte’s Web” is friendship. We first see the friendship of Fern and Wilbur, then the strong bond between Wilbur and Charlotte which has never wavered since the day they met. Charlotte becomes Wilbur's friend when no one else on the farm will be. She is the heroine of the story, working hard to save her friend from his fate but, ironically, dying after achieving this goal. Wilbur repays Charlotte by bringing her nest of eggs back to the barn when she is dying so he can care for her children and he is rewarded by having a new one every year...... middle of paper .. .... simplistically 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, online http://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]