Babbitt, Natalie

Natalie Babbitt was born 28 July 1932, in Dayton, OH, the daughter of Ralph Zane and Genevieve (Converse) Moore. She received her B.A. from Smith College in 1954. That same year she married Samuel Fisher Babbitt, who also collaborated with her on her first book, The 49th Magician . Ms. Babbitt is a member of the Authors Guild, Authors League of America, and PEN (American Center).

Ms. Babbitt has received the Children's Literature Festival Award, Keene State College, for the body of her work (1993) as well as the following for individual titles:

The Search for Delicious --Best Book for Children Ages Nine to Twelve citation, New York Times (1969).

Kneeknock Rise --American Library Association (ALA) Notable Book citation (1970) Newbery Honor Book citation (1971) and Horn Book Honor citation.

Goody Hall --Book World Children's Spring Book Festival Honor Book citation (1971), Children's Book Council Showcase title (1972), and School Library Journal Honor List citation.

The Devil's Storybook --ALA Notable Book citation (1974), School Library Journal Best Book of the Year citation (1974), Horn Book Honor List citation (1974), and National Book Award nomination (1974).

Tuck Everlasting --ALA Notable Book citation (1976), Horn Book Honor List citation (1976), Christopher Award for juvenile fiction (1976), International Reading Association choices list citation (1978), U.S. Honor Book citation (1978), and Congress of the International Board on Books for Young People citation (1978).

The Eyes of the Amaryllis --ALA Notable Book citation (1977).

Herbert Rowbarge --George C. Stone Center for Children's Books award (1979), Hans Christian Andersen Medal nomination (1981), Best Books citation, New York Times (1982).

Ouch! --Blue Ribbon Book, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (1998), ALA Notable Book citation (1999), and Audie Award (2001).

Published Works: Samuel Fisher Babbitt , The Forty-ninth Magician , Pantheon , 1966 . Dodd CLC Natalie Babbitt , Dick Foote and the Shark , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1967 . Dodd CLC Natalie Babbitt , Phoebe's Revolt , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1968 . Dodd CLC Natalie Babbitt , The Search for Delicious , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1969 . Dodd CLC Natalie Babbitt , Kneeknock Rise , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1970 . Dodd CLC Natalie Babbitt , The Something , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1970 . Dodd CLC Natalie Babbitt , Goody Hall , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1971 . Dodd CLC B463 Valerie Worth , Small Poems , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1972 . Dodd CLC B496 Natalie Babbitt , The Devil's Story Book , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1974 . Dodd CLC B229 Natalie Babbitt , Tuck Everlasting , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1975 . Dodd CLC Valerie Worth , More Small Poems , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1976 . Dodd CLC Natalie Babbitt , The Eyes of the Amaryllis , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1977 . Dodd CLC B484 Valerie Worth , Still More Small Poems , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1978 . Dodd CLC Valerie Worth , Curlicues: The Fortunes of Two Pug Dogs , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1980 [published as Imp and Biscuit: The Fortunes of Two Pugs , London, England : Chatto & Windus , 1981 ]. Dodd CLC Natalie Babbitt , Herbert Rowbarge , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1982 . Dodd CLC B493 Valerie Worth , Small Poems Again , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1985 . Dodd CLC Valerie Worth , Other Small Poems Again , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1986 . Dodd CLC Valerie Worth , All the Small Poems , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1987 . Dodd CLC Natalie Babbitt , The Devil's Other Storybook , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1987 . Dodd CLC B494 Natalie Babbitt , Nellie: A Cat on Her Own , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1989 . Dodd CLC Valerie Worth , All the Small Poems and Fourteen More , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1994 . Dodd CLC Natalie Babbitt , Bub; or, The Very Best Thing , HarperCollins , 1994 . Dodd CLC Babbitt, Natalie (Reteller), Ouch!: A Tale from Grimm, , illustrated by Fred Marcellino , Harper Collins , 1998 . Dodd CLC Natalie Babbitt , Elsie Times Eight Hyperion Books , 2001 . Dodd CLC Valerie Worth , Peacock and Other Poems , Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 2002 . Dodd CLC

From the guide to the Natalie Babbitt Papers., undated, 1906-1991, (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center .)