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Charlotte's Web Audiobook

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Read By: Cassandra Campbell, Danny Campbell, Kimberly Farr, Lincoln Hoppe, MacLeod Andrews, Mark Deakins, Meryl Streep, Robin Miles, Tavia Gilbert, Kirby Heyborne, January LaVoy, a full cast, Emily Janice Card Publisher: Listening Library Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 2.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.00 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: October 2019 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781984843265

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

25

Longest Chapter Length:

18:09 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

47 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

09:41 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

10

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Publisher Description

Brought to life by Meryl Streep and a full cast, this beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just about perfect."*

Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spider web tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the runt of his litter.



E. B. White's Newbery Honor Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come.



Includes an appreciation written and read by Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet, the cover artist of this edition and author/illustrator of Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White.



Narrated by Meryl Streep

featuring:

January LaVoy as CHARLOTTE

Kirby Heyborne as WILBUR

MacLeod Andrews as TEMPLETON

with additional performances by:

Mark Bramhall as LURVY

Scott Brick as THE MINISTER

Cassandra Campbell as EDITH ZUCKERMAN

Danny Campbell as HOMER ZUCKERMAN

Mark Deakins as MR. ARABLE

Kimberly Farr as MRS. ARABLE

Tavia Gilbert as THE GOOSE

Dion Graham as THE GANDER

Almarie Guerra as NELLIE

Johnny Heller as THE FAIR ANNOUNCER

Lincoln Hoppe as AVERY

Raymond Lee as THE BABY SPIDER

Robin Miles as THE OLD SHEEP

Adenrele Ojo as ARANEA

Ray Porter as UNCLE THE PIG

Emily Rankin as FERN

John Rubinstein as DR. DORIAN

Bahni Turpin as THE LAMB

Julia Whelan as JOY



*New York Times

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“The classic children’s tale of a pig’s friendship with a spider is getting the star treatment with a reading by one of the greatest actors of our time. Along with a full cast, the audiobook isn’t just for kids. Adults can appreciate the moving story as only Streep could tell it. This recording also marks another milestone: It’s the first time Charlotte’s Web has been narrated since the author’s own audio performance in 1970.”

— Parade (audio review) 

Quotes

  • “Just about perfect.”

    — Eudora Welty, New York Times bestselling author
  • “Meryl Streep and a stellar cast take us to the barnyard. She draws the listener in with a smooth, consistent delivery and unobtrusive interjections highlighting the emotions of the dialogue. Every portrayal of every character, major and minor, bursts with personality…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”

    — AudioFile
  • “Any adult dipping even so much as a toe into the book’s magic is sure at least of dying young, even if he lives to be ninety.”

    — P. L. Travers, author of Mary Poppins
  • “Possibly the greatest children’s book ever written in the English language.”

    — Jane Langton, author of The Transcendental Murder

Awards

  • A Newbery Honor Book
  • Winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award
  • Winner of the Massachusetts Book Award
  • A School Library Journal Top Pick of 100 Chapter Books of All time
  • A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book
  • One of the BBC’s Big Read Poll of the UK’s Best-Loved Books
  • A National Education Association Teacher's Top 100 Books for Children
  • A Parade Magazine Pick of Best Audiobooks for Fall
  • Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
  • A 2020 Audie Award Finalist for Audiobook of the Year
  • The 2020 Audie Award Winner for Best Narration in Middle-Grade Books

Charlotte's Web Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    — roxy hutton, 4/25/2023

About E. B. White

E. B. White (1899–1985) was an American author and long-time contributor to the New Yorker. He was the author of more than seventeen books of prose and poetry and coauthor of the English language style guide The Elements of Style but is especially well-known for his beloved children’s classics, Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1973. He won numerous other awards and medals, including a special Pulitzer Prize for his body of work in 1978 and the 1971 National Medal for Literature and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, which commended him for making “a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.”

About the Narrators

Cassandra Campbell has won multiple Audie Awards, Earphones Awards, and the prestigious Odyssey Award for narration. She was been named a “Best Voice” by AudioFile magazine and in 2018 was inducted in Audible’s inaugural Narrator Hall of Fame.

Danny Campbell is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and an actor who has appeared in CBS’ The Guardian, the films A Pool, a Fool, and a Duel and Greater Than Gravity, and in over twenty-five commercials. He is a company member of the Independent Shakespeare Company in Los Angeles and is an adjunct faculty member at Santa Monica College.

Kimberly Farr is an actress and winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards for narration. She has appeared on Broadway and at the New York Shakespeare Festival, the Roundabout Theatre, Playwright’s Horizons, and the American Place. She created the role of “Eve” in Arthur Miller’s first and only musical, Up from Paradise, which was directed by the author. She appeared with Vanessa Redgrave in the Broadway production of The Lady from the Sea and has acted in regional theaters across the country, including a performance in the original production of The 1940’s Radio Hour at Washington, DC’s Arena Stage.

Lincoln Hoppe is an accomplished actor of stage and screen with several films, plays, television shows, and numerous audiobooks to his credit. His audiobook narrations have earned him nine AudioFile Earphones Awards. His diverse voice characterizations can be heard on animated films, video games, and commercials across the globe. He is a member of the Lost Angeles Comedy Sportz Improv Company.

MacLeod Andrews is an actor, voice actor, and Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator who earned the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2018. He has starred in a number of independent short and feature films and is a member of the Rising Phoenix Repertory Company in New York City.

Mark Deakins is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator and actor whose television appearances include Head Case, Star Trek: Voyager, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. His film credits include Intervention, Star Trek: Insurrection, and The Devil’s Advocate. He wrote, directed, and produced the short film The Smith Interviews.

Meryl Streep, considered by many movie reviewers to be the greatest living film actress, has been nominated for an Academy Award an astonishing sixteen times and has won it three times. She has also garnered two Emmy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and six Drama Desk Awards. In 2004, she was awarded the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award. She is also an Audie Award and Grammy Award–winning narrator.

Robin Miles, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, has twice won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, an Audie Award for directing, and many Earphones Awards. Her film and television acting credits include The Last Days of Disco, Primary Colors, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order, New York Undercover, National Geographic’s Tales from the Wild, All My Children, and One Life to Live. She regularly gives seminars to members of SAG and AFTRA actors’ unions, and in 2005 she started Narration Arts Workshop in New York City, offering audiobook recording classes and coaching. She holds a BA degree in theater studies from Yale University, an MFA in acting from the Yale School of Drama, and a certificate from the British American Drama Academy in England.

Tavia Gilbert is an acclaimed narrator of more than four hundred full-cast and multivoice audiobooks for virtually every publisher in the industry. Named the 2018 Voice of Choice by Booklist magazine, she is also winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She has earned numerous Earphones Awards, a Voice Arts Award, and a Listen-Up Award. Audible.com has named her a Genre-Defining Narrator: Master of Memoir. In addition to voice acting, she is an accomplished producer, singer, and theater actor. She is also a producer, singer, photographer, and a writer, as well as the cofounder of a feminist publishing company, Animal Mineral.

Kirby Heyborne is a musician, actor, and professional narrator. Noted for his work in teen and juvenile audio, he has garnered over twenty Earphones Awards. His audiobook credits include Jesse Kellerman’s The Genius, Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother, and George R. R. Martin’s Selections from Dreamsongs.

January LaVoy, winner of numerous awards for narration, was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019. She is an American actress best known for her character Noelle Ortiz on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. In addition to working extensively in narration and television, including roles on Law & Order and All My Children, she has worked on and off Broadway as well as in regional theater.

R. F. Daley is an actor, voice-over artist, and audiobook narrator. His television credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bones, Dexter, The Office, Arrested Development, Boston Public, and Spin City, among many others. He has narrated numerous audiobooks by L. Ron Hubbard and was the voice of the military adviser in the video game Civilization V.

Emily Rankin is an audio narrator and winner of two AudioFile Earphones Awards.