PUFFIN MCL : CHARLOTTES WEB PB

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child. On foggy mornings, Charlotte s web was truly a thing of beauty . Even Lurvy, who wasn t particularly interested in beauty, noticed the web when he came with the pig s breakfast. And then he took another look and he saw something that made him set his pail down. There, in the centre of the web, neatly woven in block letters, was a message. It said: SOME PIG! This is the story of a little girl named Fern, who loves a little pig named Wilbur – and of Wilbur s dear friend, Charlotte, a beautiful large grey spider. When Fern s uncle decrees that Wilbur must become bacon, Fern, Charlotte, Templeton the rat and all Wilbur s farmyard friends come up with an ingenious plan to fool the humans, and save their very special pig. Joyful, funny, and deeply moving, Charlotte s Web is a story about the power of friendship, and celebrating what makes everyone special. It is rightly heralded as one of the greatest children s books ever written. E. B. White s writing is perfect… And Garth William s muted illustrations are entirely without fault. Whether read aloud or solo, this is a book well deserving of its classic status. – The Children s Book Review