Natalie Babbitt
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Natalie Babbitt (born Dayton, Ohio, July 28, 1932) is a US author and illustrator of children's books. Her novels Tuck Everlasting and The Eyes of the Amaryllis have been made into films (the former twice) [1] [2] [3]. Her novel Knee-Knock Rise is a Newbery Honor Book.
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[edit] Life
Natalie Babbitt was born Natalie Zane Moore on July 28, 1932, in Dayton, Ohio. She attended Laurel School for Girls, and then Smith College. She has 3 children and is married to Samuel Fisher Babbitt, who is a resident actor at Pawtucket's Gamm Theatre. She is a grandmother of 3 and lives in Rhode Island.
She is also a board member of the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance [1] a national not-for-profit that actively advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Tuck Everlasting (1981) Allmovie entry
- ^ Tuck Everlasting (2002) Allmovie entry
- ^ The Eyes of the Amaryllis (1982) Allmovie entry
[edit] Works
[edit] Novels
- 1967 Dick Foote and the Shark
- 1968 Phoebe's Revolt
- 1969 The Search for Delicious
- 1970 Knee-Knock Rise
- 1970 The Something
- 1971 Goody Hall
- 1974 The Devil's Storybook
- 1975 Tuck Everlasting
- 1977 The Eyes of the Amaryllis
- 1982 Herbert Rowbarge
- 1987 The Devil's Other Storybook
- 1989 Nellie: A Cat on Her Own
- 1994 Bub: Or the Very Best Thing
- 1998 Ouch!: A Tale from Grimm
- 2001 Elsie Times Eight
- 2007 Jack Plank Tells Tales
[edit] Illustrations
- 1966 Samuel Babbitt, The Forty-ninth Magician
- 1972 Valerie Worth, Small Poems
- 1976 Valerie Worth, More Small Poems
- 1978 Valerie Worth, Still More Small Poems
- 1980 Valerie Worth, Curlicues, the Fortunes of Two Pug Dogs
- 1985 Valerie Worth, Small Poems Again
- 1986 Valerie Worth, Other Small Poems Again
- 1987 Valerie Worth, All the Small Poems
- 1990 Lloyd Alexander, The Big Book for Peace
- 1994 Valerie Worth, All the Small Poems and Fourteen More
- 2002 Valerie Worth, Peacock and Other Poems
[edit] External links
- NCBLA Natalie Babbitt bio
- Internet School Library Media Center bibliography
- University of Connecticut bibliography
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