Charlotte's Web

. B. White has written his book for children, which is nice for us older ones as it calls for big type. Most of the story takes place in the Zuckerman barn through the passing of the four seasons. "Life in the barn was very good--night and day, winter and summer, spring and fall, dull days and bright days * * * with the garrulous geese, the changing seasons, the heat of the sun, the passage of swallows, the …

…must always be on the watch for the coming of wonders." Dr. Dorian says in another place, "Oh, no, I don't understand it. But for that matter I don't understand how a spider learned to spin a web in the first place. When the words appeared, everyone said they were a miracle. But nobody pointed out that the web itself is a miracle." The author will only say, "Charlotte was in a class by herself."