The Children's Literature Association named this "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years.” Based on the E.B. White story, all the enchanting characters are here: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; the Zuckerman family; the Arables; and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be “a true friend and a good writer.” An enchanting, knowing play about friendship and courage. Grades 8 – 12.