Five Fascinating Facts about Charlotte’s Web

A short introduction to the children’s classic, Charlotte’s Web, in the form of five interesting facts

1. Charlotte’s Web was a huge bestseller. It was the last children’s book to appear on the New York Times bestseller list until the Harry Potter series nearly half a century later. It has gone on to sell an estimated 45 million copies worldwide, making it one of the biggest-selling children’s novels ever. Indeed, Publishers Weekly have called it the biggest-selling children’s paperback ever published.

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