PreSchool-Grade 1. Froggy wakes from hibernation in the middle of the winter. Despite his mother's urgings to go back to sleep, he is determined to go out and play. He puts on different articles of clothing, each with its own fun sound effect. Each time he ventures out, his mother reminds him that he has forgotten something, prompting him to go back inside, undress, and start again. He becomes so exhausted that he decides it is easier to just stay asleep. This story is just as hilarious in Spanish as it is in English. Storytellers will enjoy making sounds that will encourage young listeners to participate in the telling. The cartoonlike illustrations and funny facial expressions make this a wonderful read-aloud.?Diane Tureski, New York Public Library Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

An affectionate， sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte， who lives in the rafters above his pen。 A prancing， playful bloke， Wilbur is devastated when he learns of the destiny that befalls all those of porcine persuasion。 Determined to save her friend， Charlotte spins a web that reads“Some Pig，” convincing the farmer and surrounding community that Wilbur is no ordinary animal and should be saved。 In this story of friendship， hardship， and the passing on into time， E.B. White reminds us to open our eyes to the wonder and miracle often found in the simplest of things。 E.B. White’s enduring classic celebrates in style with the release of the Charlotte’s Web 5oth Anniversary Retrospective Edition。 The handsome volume sports a clothbound cover framing original jacket art； inside， Rosemary Wells adds country color to Garth Williams’s original b＆w illustrations。 An afterword by Peter F. Neumeyer illuminates White’s life and work，i

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