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Charlotte's Web — Content Guide for Parents

By E. B. WhiteHarper & Row Publishers1952ISBN 9781121847637176 pages
Charlotte's Web

Found in this book

  • ViolenceBrief
  • Scary contentSupporting

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

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Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Charlotte's Web is a children's novel by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. The novel tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur (such as "Some Pig") in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Charlotte's Web appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    A farmer sets out to kill the runt piglet at birth and the pig is later marked for slaughter, but no one is shown attacking anyone. Wilbur learns he is to be slaughtered and worries about it at night, and Charlotte dies alone at the end, which the guide calls very sad.

  • Does Charlotte's Web have violence?

    Found (Brief): A farmer sets out to kill the runt piglet at birth and the pig is later marked for slaughter, but no one is shown attacking anyone.

  • Does Charlotte's Web have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): Wilbur learns he is to be slaughtered and worries about it at night, and Charlotte dies alone at the end, which the guide calls very sad.

  • Does Charlotte's Web have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Charlotte's Web have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Charlotte's Web have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Charlotte's Web have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Charlotte's Web have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Charlotte's Web have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Charlotte's Web have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.