Awarded Newbery Medal Nominee (1953), George C. Stone Center for Children's Books Recognition of Merit Award (1970), Audie Award Nominee for Audiobook of the Year and Middle Grade (2020), Massachusetts Children's Book Award (1984), Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (1970). One spring morning a little girl called Fern rescues a runt and names him Wilbur. But then Wilbur is sent to live on a farm where he meets Charlotte, a beautiful large grey spider. They become best friends and when Wilbur is faced with the usual fate of nice fat little pigs, Charlotte must find a clever way to save him.