New Releases by Natalie Babbitt

In this collection of essays and speeches written over the course of four decades, beloved storyteller Natalie Babbitt explores what it was like to be a “little dog” in the literary world, continually being forced to justify her choice to write books for children—instead of doing something more serious. Babbitt offers incisive commentary on classic children’s books as well as contemporary works, and reveals colorful insights into her own personal creative life. Filled with a voice that rings with truth, wisdom, and humor across the years, the essays gathered in Barking with the Big Dogs exemplify on every page true reverence for children and an endless engagement with the challenge to write the books that shape them.

In un mattino di primavera, Hercules Feltwright arriva a Goody Hall, una magnifica tenuta di campagna dove lo attendono perché faccia da precettore a Willet, il ragazzino che vi abita insieme alla madre vedova. Ma Hercules non tarderà a scoprire che quella casa dalle perfette apparenze è circondata di misteri... Willet sostiene che suo padre non sia morto, come tutti credono, e che la sua tomba nasconda un segreto. In un gioco di finzioni dove nessuno è chi dice di essere, toccherà a Hercules aiutarlo a trovare la verità.

Traditional Chinese edition of Tuck Everlasting, an ALA Notable Book and a classic teen novel that lets readers dream about an everlasting life. Do you really want to live forever?

The new novel by Natalie Babbitt, author of Tuck Everlasting Joe Casimir needed help with the choice he had to make. But how do you choose the person who will help you choose? Mr. Boulderwall, the millionaire, knew exactly what he wanted Joe to choose. And millionaires are experts at making choices. Well, aren't they? But Vinnie, the number-two man down at Sope Electric, didn't much approve of millionaires. He said to Joe, "Listen, kid, all of 'em act like they're the only ones with a ticket to the show!" But he didn't have any real advice to offer. Joe's Gran didn't either, as it turned out, and neither did Aunt Myra.The good advice was there, though. Right across the street. Just waiting right across the street. There are a lot of good things just waiting. You'll see.

From the bestselling and award-winning author of the modern classic Tuck Everlasting comes Natalie Babbitt's loveable cat story for kids. Nellie, a cat marionette who loves to dance, finds adventure and freedom on a moonlit hilltop. Children will delight in turning the pages of this stunning picture book, again and again.

The Devil's Storybook is a 1974 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and a 1975 National Book Award Finalist for Children's Books. An ALA Notable Book Chosen by School Library Journal as one of the Best of the Best Books

The Devil is back, just as full of vanity and other human feelings as he was in Natalie Babbitt's first collection, The Devil's Storybook.

A gifted artist and writer, Natalie Babbitt's novels are inspired by a brilliance and imagination that is completely original. She began her career in 1966 with the publication of a picture book, The Forty-Ninth Magician, a collaboration with her husband, Samuel Fisher Babbitt. Her first novel, The Search for Delicious, established her gift for writing magical tales with a more profound meaning embedded within them. Kneeknock Rise earned her a Newbery Honor Medal, but it is Tuck Everlasting which has insured Babbitt's place in the history of children's literature. Babbitt has written six more novels including The Eyes of the Amaryllis and Goody Hall—each one presenting her unique vision of an enchanted world. Her latest novel, Jack Plank Tells Tales, was published in Spring 2007. Natalie Babbitt lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and is a grandmother of three. When asked what she wants readers to remember about her books, she replied, "the questions without answers."

Natalie Babbit's memorable first novel, The Search for Delicious, about a boy who nearly causes a civil war in the kingdom all because of his work on the royal dictionary. Gaylen, the King's messenger, a skinny boy of twelve, is off to poll the kingdom, traveling from town to farmstead to town on his horse, Marrow. At first it is merely a question of disagreement at the royal castle over which food should stand for Delicious in the new dictionary. But soon it seems that the search for Delicious had better succeed if civil war is to be avoided. Gaylen's quest leads him to the woldweller, a wise, 900-year-old creature who lives alone at the precise center of the forest; to Canto, the minstrel who sings him an old song about a mermaid child and who gives him a peculiar good-luck charm; to the underground domain of the dwarfs; and finally to Ardis who might save the kingdom from havoc. The Search for Delicious is a 1969 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year. Featured in 4 episodes as part of the Jackanory BBC children's television series.

From the moment young Egan arrives in Instep for the annual fair, he is entranced by the fable surrounding the misty peak of Kneeknock Rise: On stormy nights when the rain drives harsh and cold, an undiscovered creature raises its voice and moans. Nobody knows what it is—nobody has ever dared to try to find out and come back again. Before long, Egan is climbing the Rise to find an answer to the mystery. Kneeknock Rise is a 1971 Newbery Honor Book.

Do you believe in things you can't see?

The Prime Minister is compiling a dictionary and when no one at court can agree on the meaning of delicious, the King sends his twelve-year-old messenger to poll the country.

A young man starts out to be a pirate, but just doesn't seem to have the knack for it and seeks a new career.

Winnie découvre dans le bois d'en face une source. Elle y rencontre une étrange famille, et c'est le début d'une grande aventure. Winnie arrivera-t-elle à préserver le secret de la famille Tuck ?

Il y a des gens qui croient que la mer est inoffensive. La grand-mère de Jenny, elle, sait à quoi s'en tenir. Son mari était capitaine, et le bateau a fait naufrage. Elle l'a vu disparaître sous ses yeux. Mais comment croire au naufrage, alors qu'il n'y en a aucune preuve tangible ? Chaque nuit, depuis trente ans, elle descend sur la plage. Pourquoi ? Et que trouvera Jenny, quand à son tour elle entreprendra des recherches ? L'adolescente se trouve soudain plongée dans un autre monde, où tout est possible, où les fantômes se promènent en plein jour...

In each of these stories, the Devil sets out to stir up trouble. Sometimes things go as he has planned, and other times his plans backfire with hilarious results. This delightful book is full of mischief and fun. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Ten stories recount the Devil's exploits, successes and failures, in Hell andin the world above.

Une petite fille qui s'ennuie, une boîte à musique, un bois étrange et une source cachée dont l'eau rend immortel. C'est le début d'une histoire qui ressemble à un conte, où le réel se mêle si bien au rêve que l'on y croit vraiment. Et c'est aussi le départ d'une belle amitié.