What Does "County Fair" Mean to You?

If you're an elementary school teacher or a child (or ever were!) "County Fair" might make you think of Charlotte's Web.

Once I started reading this great classic to my classes, it became a tradition right up to the end. This is a children's book adults can learn much from. And E. B. White has a lot to say about adults in it, too. From the viewpoint of Charlotte, humans are gullible. When Wilbur asks what that means, she responds, "Easy to fool." Wilbur agrees, "That's a mercy.

Both Dr. Dorian and Fern's father, Mr. Arable remark that "maybe children listen better than grown-ups." Charlotte knows her web-writing trick will be a successful because people will believe anything they read. And she describes how people spend all day going back and forth on the Queensborough Bridge for no apparent reason. In her opinion, they should try hanging head downward for a while and an idea might come to them.

In short, Charlotte's Web is an inspirational and timeless tale of unconditional friendship, loyalty, and self-sacrifice. Both the old and new movies are first-rate, but the BOOK is definitely worth re-reading!