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HarperCollins
May 2006
On Sale: May 1, 2006
192 pages
ISBN: 0061124958
EAN: 9780061124952
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Sixty years ago, on October 15, 1952, E.B. White's
Charlotte's Web was published. It's gone on to become
one of the most beloved children's books of all time. To
celebrate this milestone, the renowned Newbery Medalist Kate
DiCamillo has written a heartfelt and poignant tribute to
the book that is itself a beautiful translation of White's
own view of the world—of the joy he took in the change of
seasons, in farm life, in the miracles of life and death,
and, in short, the glory of everything. We are
proud to include Kate DiCamillo's foreword in the 60th
anniversary editions of this cherished classic.
Charlotte's Web is the story of a little girl named
Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur—and of Wilbur's
dear friend Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey
spider who lived with Wilbur in the barn. With the
help of Templeton, the rat who never did anything for
anybody unless there was something in it for him, and by a
wonderfully clever plan of her own, Charlotte saved the life
of Wilbur, who by this time had grown up to quite a pig.
How all this comes about is Mr. White's story. It
is a story of the magic of childhood on the farm. The
thousands of children who loved Stuart Little, the heroic
little city mouse, will be entranced with Charlotte the
spider, Wilbur the pig, and Fern, the little girl who
understood their language. The forty-seven
black-and-white drawings by Garth Williams have all the
wonderful detail and warmhearted appeal that children love
in his work. Incomparably matched to E.B. White's marvelous
story, they speak to each new generation, softly and
irresistibly.
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