Charlotte`s Web: A Puffin Modern Classic by E B White. This is the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur & of Wilbur`s dear friend, Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider. With the unlikely help of Templeton the rat, & a wonderfully clever plan of her own, Charlotte saves the life of Wilbur, who by this time has grown up to be quite a pig. A time-honoured classic favourite. ” The best books grow old gracefully. They retain their importance & affect each new generation as powerfully as the one before. These are the titles selected for Puffin Modern Classics”
- Julia Eccleshare E. B. White was born in New York in 1899 & died in 1985. He kept animals on his farm in Maine & some of these creatures crept into his books, such as Stuart Little which was made into a blockbusting film in 2000. 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 & lasting contribution to literature for children`. Also by E B White: Charlotte`s Web; Stuart Little; & The Trumpet of the Strong.