'I don't want to die! Save me, somebody! Save me!'
E. B. White (Author)
E. B. White was born in New York in 1899 and died in 1985. He kept
animals on his farm in Maine and some of these creatures crept into
his books, such as STUART LITTLE which was recently made into a
blockbusting film. He received many awards including the Laura
Ingalls Wilder Medal in 1970, an award given every five years to
authors who have 'made a substantial and lasting contribution to
literature for children'.
Garth Williams (Illustrator)
Garth Williams was born in 1912 and became one of American's
best-loved illustrators.
His magical drawings have brought to life many memorable children's
book characters, including Fern, Wilbur, and Charlotte in
Charlotte's Web and the adventurous little mouse, Stuart
Little.
Garth Williams died in 1996, at the age of 84.
An unusual and witty story which provides a gentle introduction to
questions of mortality, Charlotte's Web is a modern classic.
*BookTrust*
From grammar to the tenderness in which this story is delivered, E.
B. White's writing is so perfect... And Garth William's muted
illustrations are entirely without fault. Whether read aloud or
solo, this is a book well deserving of it's 'classic' status.
*The Children's Book Review*
An extraordinary story, exquisitely written, with unforgettable
passages of dialogue and description, that confronts the dilemma of
our relationship with farm animals. Witty, and in places,
desperately sad this is a book where animals talk yet remain who
they are, themselves. A book to make you cry.
*Lovereading4kids*
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