Charlotte's Web

    Charlotte's Web

    by E.B. White

    Ages 6-121952
    Middle Grade

    A beloved story about the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a spider named Charlotte who saves him from slaughter through her clever web messages. The tale explores themes of friendship, sacrifice, and the cycle of life and death in a gentle, accessible way. Set on a farm, it celebrates the bonds between unlikely friends and teaches valuable lessons about loyalty, kindness, and accepting mortality as part of life's natural order.

    1952Published
    Genres: Fantasy, Animals

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    Family, Friendship & Community
    Moderate
    Fantasy or Symbolic Storytelling
    Moderate
    Diversity & Cultural Representation
    Minimal
    Gender Identity Topics
    Minimal
    Social or Historical Topics
    Minimal
    Romantic or Mature Themes
    None
    Sexual Orientation Topics
    None

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