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Originally Posted by EndlessWaves
What really puzzles me is Charlotte's web. I vaguely remember reading it here in the UK but as far as children's books go it would be fairly far down the list, behind stuff like Stig of the Dump and Treasure Island. Is it really that big in the US or is it mainly on the Goodreads list because it's on the Amazon list?
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Charlotte's Web is indeed a great American children's classic. It is the first book that I can remember reading and studying as a whole class together in fourth grade (that's 9-10 year olds). I've never heard of Stig of the Dump, but I see it is a British children's book.