After reading my recent blog concerning what book you would want to read again for the first time, a friend emailed me with an intriguing follow-up question, “What was your favorite childhood book?” I immediately wrote back my answer, “Charlotte’s Web.”

I can recall many late nights, way past my bedtime, reading “Charlotte’s Web” under my blanket using my camp flashlight. Charlotte’s quest to save her friend Wilbur’s life is a powerful story of friendship and loyalty. The tale is beautifully written and the characters are so strongly developed such that I truly careed about each of them; whether they were human, animal, or insect.

I believe this book helped to make me the avid reader I have become.

What was your favorite childhood book?

Happy holidays Gotham!!!