The Strange But True Stories Behind Your Favorite Childhood Books

Also, He Couldn’t Record The End Of The Charlotte’s Web Audio Book WIthout Crying

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It took E.B. White 17 takes to record the ending of Charlotte’s Web for the audiobook. When it came to recording “that scene” (no spoilers here), White would cry or his voice would crack.

Readers of his famous book were just as emotionally attached to the characters as White, which is probably why his book was so successful.