Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web is a children's novel by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. The novel tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur (such as "Some Pig") in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live.

• The story of Charlotte's Web was originally a book.

• Charlotte's Web has two movies, an animated version and a live action version.

• In 2000, Publishers Weekly listed the book as the best-selling children's paperback of all time.

• Its awards and nominations include:

  • Newbery Honor Book (1953)

  • Horn Book Fanfare (1953)

  • Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (1970) (awarded to White for his children's books: Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little)

  • Massachusetts Children's Book Award (1984)