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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
A Classic! My youngest daughter and I read this together once a year.
emotional
lighthearted
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My mom says that I read this as a class book in third grade, but if so, it's escaped my memory. The richness of theme and language makes this book well worth an adult read-through. The annotated edition contains relevant references to E. B. White's rules from The Elements of Style, pictures of White on his own farm, and wordier passages from earlier drafts that show how White pared down his text in order to create prose that reads as poetry.
My favorite book in 2nd grade, I remember taking it home from the school library and finishing it all in one day!
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A classic for a reason - a good way for kids to get to approach ideas of coming-of-age concepts. A big discussion point with my kiddos was "which animals were kids" and "which animals were grown up" and how we can look at their actions and words to understand. We talked about Wilber and Fern both growing up from the first page to the last page.
adventurous
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Passed me by as a child. It's a very good story with surprisingly mature themes and concepts. I love the way that the spider's web, even just a normal spider's web without words weaved into it, is described as a miraculous thing.