With the publication of “Charlotte’s Web” in the fall of 1952, a guileless pig named Wilbur and the savvy spider who befriended him were introduced to readers. In a review, Eudora Welty praised E.B.

In 1943, when E.B. "Andy" White still was mostly known as a magazine essayist, a New York Times critic dismissed White's writing as "hogwash" and a "racket." Katharine White, a legendary editor at The ...

In the popular children’s book “Charlotte’s Web,” the title character, a spider, uses her web as an instrument of good to ...

There are a lot of new movies out now. Here's our regular Friday digest of what critics think about them from the online magazine Slate. Mark Jordan Legan has this summary judgment. MARK JORDAN LEGAN: ...

CHARLOTTE’S WEB By E.B. White Read by Meryl Streep and a full cast DR. SEUSS’S HORSE MUSEUM By Dr. Seuss Read by Samira Wiley Turn off your sound machine. Throw away that blankie. Meryl Streep has ...

In a funny coincidence, I finished reading Charlotte's Web aloud to my little niece and nephew just in time for Elisa Mala's post about censorship and "kids" books. I wholeheartedly agree that it is ...

Wilbur, the Tennessee pig that appeared on the cover of the 2006 edition of "Charlotte's Web," died Thursday, farmer John L. Batey said. "He was put to sleep," said Batey, who owns and operates a ...

I was a child who loved reading. I was crazy for the world of books, a world I felt was much more exciting than the one I actually lived in. To have some of the thrill of story, I would try and put ...