E. B. White, Edith Goodkind Rosenwald, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Charlotte's Web: Student Packet Grades 3-4

Pros: Great Children's book
Cons: none

A pig, a rat, and 8-yr old girl and one very clever little spider. These are among the characters that form an unlikely friendship in E.B. White's much loved, "Charlotte's Web".

This is a beautiful story for all ages,...

Pros: A word spinning spider
Cons: none

I first read this book as a child and loved it so much that every time we went to the library, I had to take it out again. Well, recently, I found a beautiful copy of it with pictures from the movie and bought it for my kids as a Christmas gift. They...

Pros: Classic,story of love and friendship, nice illustrations.
Cons: none

Charlotte's Web is a book that has been in my family for many years.
This was the book that I read when I was young, then my children read this book and now my 4 year old Grandson wants it read to him whenever he sleeps at my house.

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Pros: charming story
Cons: sad

Yeah, that about sums Wilbur up. Long before the world was entranced by the sheep-herding skills of a pig named Babe, a pig named Wilbur captured the hearts of young and old alike. Like Babe, he was a runt, but he owed his existence to a young girl named...

Pros: Easy to read, Great story line.
Cons: Never fails to make me cry

I am a Grandma, so I have seen my grandchildren read mountains of books, but this is the book that has left the greatest impression of me.

Plot:
There is a pig that is the runt of the litter. The pig is to be killed, for they...

Pros: wonderful children's book, strong characterizations, interesting morals throughout book
Cons: The fact that it has to end

This opinion should just about wrap up my splurge of opinions written on children's book, all inspired by a children's literature course that I have so recently had the pleasure of taking. I highly recommend a similar course to anyone who can find one,...

Pros: Great book for children
Cons: None

I still cannot forget when my second grade teacher read our class Charlotte's web and I fell in love with it.

Charlotte's Web is a story about a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig who was named Wilbert and of Wilbert's dearest...

Pros: beautifully illustrated, well written and a great story
Cons: fantasy, animals talk and there is a bit about death in the end, when the spider dies.

This book is a tradition in my family. See, I'm reading MY book to my 4 year old daughter. Yes, I said MY book, because its the book I had when I was younger. The book I read, and reread till it was dog eared. My daughter loves the story as much as I did...

Pros: Simple tale, beautifully told. I wouldn't change a thing
Cons: Absolutely none

No, there are no fairy godmothers or spells in this book. I call all special books 'magic' books. And you don't get any more special than Charlotte's Web. I consider it to be the best in children's books.

It's the story of a friendship...

Pros: a great book for the entire family!
Cons: none

I first got to read this book when I was 6 years old. I had watched the cartoon and wanted the book, so my teacher loaned me her copy. After that day in first grade of reading this book (I was an advanced reader by the way), I was hooked. I finally...

Pros: Great story about the cycle of life
Cons: None

When I was in the first grade, my teacher read us "Charlotte's Web." I fell in love with this classic tale about a pig and a spider, and went to the bookstore the next day with my mom to buy my very own copy. Now I read the book to my students...

Pros: wonderful story
Cons: what cons??

This book is such an entertaining tale that the entertainment value alone is worth getting it. However, I want to add some additional reasons. There are so many children's stories that have to do with the beautiful princess or the handsome prince, the...

Pros: a sweet innocent story of friendship
Cons: sad ending

As stated in some of my recent reviews, upon doing some attic cleaning I came across a box of books I had owned in my youth. Being a neurotic kind of mom, I had to reread them to determine whether they belonged on my 7.5 year old daughter's bookshelf....

Pros: Wilbur, Charlotte, Templeton, Fern. The prose. The plot. That beautiful web.
Cons: You're kidding, right?

For our family reading time, we've been reading some very good books...ones a bit advanced in length and complexity for our almost four year old, but nevertheless books that all of us, parents and daughter alike, can enjoy. We don't mind stretching her ...

Pros: The premier sympathetic spider and lovable pig of children's literature, engaging plot, and beautiful prose.
Cons: It was made into a dreadful movie.

What do you get when you combine a sagacious spider and a pure-hearted pig? If you use an economy of words, and write with the gentle prose of E.B. White, you get the children's classic Charlotte's Web. But wait, before I say more . . ....