Charlotte's Web: 70th Anniversary Edition (A Puffin Book) Paperback – 3 July 2014

Great children's book. Fun heartwarming story

Charlotte's Web is a wonderful story; but I should argue that having read it as a child and again as an adult, it is not simply for children.The friendship between Wilbur the pig and Charlotte the spider is something rare and special. This is a story which will probably make you laugh and cry for a variety of reasons; but most of all, it will make you remember that life is not a bed of roses and that we succeed or fail in life as a result of how much we are willing to give to and receive from our friends.As a story it rolls along with a good pace and the illustrations are a delight to complement the text. The characters - both human and non-human provide a rich tapestry against which the fate of Wilbur the pig is played out. His special friends, Fern (a young girl who initially saves Wilbur) and Charlotte the spider are faced with many challenges along the way. This is story that has a mix of tension regarding the fate of Wilbur and a wide range of emotions and behavour expressed by the characters, ranging from selfishness to deep love that all seem very real. It is a great story for children, particularly since it blends a magical quality in the animals' ability to speak, but at the same time, it maintains a reality about the nature of life that is too often removed in other works, where the reader is sheltered from the realities of life.It is not surprising that this book is considered to be a gem by so many people.

I have bought this ready to read for granddaughter. Good quality

Just received it, Love the book but should handle more carefully when packing, doesn't look like a new book at all😒 And just realized that it’s not the 70th Anniversary version!!

This is a classic book and I can see why.

I thought this to read to my little boy (aged 6). I haven’t read this since I was little and I loved reading it again. My little boy loved the story too. He also enjoyed answering the quiz questions at the back of the book.It’s such lovely story about friendship and I think it’s still a great story for kids today.

I fondly remember reading this from my childhood and my boys have loved me reading this as a bedtime story

My daughter read this book 30 years ago, so bought this for my granddaughter to read, she loved it as much as her mum did. Brilliant book