Natalie Babbitt

In un torrido pomeriggio, spinta dalla solitudine e dalla noia. Winnie scappa di casa, si addentra nel bosco e sorprende un ragazzo bellissimo che si disseta a una fonte. È l'inizio di un avventura che le trasformerà la vita, di un legame profondo ma anche di un grosso guaio: Winnie non sa ancora che quella fonte porta con sé un segreto inquietante, e che il suo nuovo amico è prigioniero di un incantesimo straordinario e terribile... Edizione speciale con un'intervista all'autrice. Età di lettura: da 10 anni.

Issız bir ormanın ortasında, suyundan içene ölümsüzlük vaat eden bir pınar... Bu pınarın suyundan içerek ölümsüzlüğe kavuşan, ama nedense ölümsüz olmaktan pek hoşnut olmayan bir aile... Gün gelir pınarın başına bir genç kız gelir. Ölümsüz Aile, yani Tucklar, bu güzel kızın, pınarın suyundan içmesine engel olmak; akıp giden dünyanın, sürekli değişen bir doğanın parçası olmanın ne kadar güzel bir şey olduğunu kanıtlamak zorundadır. Ölümsüz Aile geçtiğimiz yirmi yıl içinde milyonlarca çocuğa ulaştı; birçok dile çevrildi, hem Amerikada hem de Avrupada okullarda okutuldu. Çocuk edebiyatının bu unutulmaz klasiği, nihayet Türk çocuklarının beğenisine sunuluyor.

There are more ways than one to view the Devil and his works. In this collection of ten original stories, Natalie Babbitt offers us a middle-aged Old Scratch with a tender ego, proud of Hell and anxious for his reputation; a plotter at once pompous and naive who has a way of losing as often as he wins. Nothing metaphysical here--this devil, rather, has an all-too-human nature. Some of his adventures in the World--for instance, his run-in with Walpurgis, a talking goat--are good for a laugh. Some, like the story of the clergyman who finds a demon's baby on the steps of the church, will leave readers thoughtful.

Every now and then, the Devil likes to pop up into the world for an adventure. He’s a trickster and a mischief-maker, and just as full of vanity and other human failings. But he’s also a gifted storyteller. The Devil’s antics are presented in these two collections of stories, The Devil’s Storybook and The Devil’s Other Storybook, together in one volume. They make for delightfully wicked reading and are accompanied by charming illustrations by Natalie Babbitt.

Experience love and loss in this enchanting sea mystery from Natalie Babbitt, The Eyes of the Amaryllis, the basis for the 1982 movie adaption of the same name. When the brig Amaryllis was swallowed in a hurricane, the captain and all the crew were swallowed, too. For thirty years the captain's widow, Geneva Reade, has waited, certain that her husband will send her a message from the bottom of the sea. But someone else is waiting, too, and watching her, a man called Seward. Into this haunted situation comes Jenny, the widow's granddaughter. The three of them, Gran, Jenny, and Seward, are drawn into a kind of deadly game with one another and with the sea, a game that only the sea knows how to win. The Eyes of the Amaryllis is a 1977 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year.

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 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, Gaylan, to poll the citizenry. Gaylan soon discovers that the entire kingdom is on the brink of civil war, and must enlist help to define "delicious" and save the country.

Doomed to - or blessed with - eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret, the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem. Complications arise when Winnie is followed by a stranger who wants to market the spring water for a fortune.

Celebrate Tuck Everlasting’s 50th anniversary with the stunning graphic novel adaptation of this beloved and spellbinding children’s classic that has sold more than 10 million copies.What if you could live forever?In this timeless story about immortality, friendship, and growing up, young Winnie Foster learns of a hidden spring in a nearby wood and meets the Tuck family, whose members reveal their astonishing discovery of the spring’s life-changing power. Now Winnie must decide what to do with her newfound knowledge—and the Tucks must decide what to do with her. But it’s not just the curious girl who is interested in their remarkable tale. A suspicious stranger is also searching for the Tucks, and he will stop at nothing until he finds them and uncovers their secret.From Newbery Honoree and E. B. White Award winner Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting is a modern-day masterpiece that has been a staple on home bookshelves and in classrooms and libraries for half a century. Drawing closely from the original text, it is now brought to visual life in K. Woodman-Maynard’s gorgeous watercolor artwork. The perfect book for new readers and long-devoted fans alike, Tuck The Graphic Novel is sure to be an all-time favorite for every generation.Praise for Tuck The Graphic Novel:★ “As wise and wonderful as the original.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review★ “­Woodman-Maynard achieves the seemingly impossible task of enhancing a much beloved classic . . . This faithful and beautiful adaptation is a must purchase.” —School Library Journal, starred review

狄家自從喝了那口泉水之後，便不再成長，而且也不會死亡。八十多年來，他們的外表絲毫未改。沒錯，他們是長生不老的人。長生不老是許多人夢寐以求的，但是狄家卻深感痛苦，寧願放棄。為了保守泉水的秘密，不讓別人也受到這種痛苦，他們到處流浪，沒有朋友。可怕的事還是發生了－－有人發現那口泉水。眼看悲劇即將重演，秘密即將外洩，一向善良的狄家不得不綁架了人，最後居然還殺了人……究竟長生不老帶給狄家什麼樣的痛苦，逼得他們必須殺人？泉水的秘密會因此公開嗎？