40th Anniversary of Tuck Everlasting ..., Natalie Babbitt
40th Anniversary of Tuck Everlasting ..., Natalie Babbitt
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40th Anniversary of Tuck Everlasting with Natalie Babbitt

Author: Natalie Babbitt

Narrator: Natalie Babbitt, Gregory Maguire, Colby Minifie, Samuel F. Babbitt

Unabridged: 1 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Symphony Space

Published: 01/25/2014

Synopsis

The award-winning author discusses her unforgettable novel , first published in 1975, with author Gregory Maguire (Wicked). Babbitt's classic story centers on a young girl who stumbles upon the mysterious Tuck family and their secret, magic spring. The moving prose and rich imagery have made this story a favorite among young readers. Samuel F. Babbitt and Colby Minifie perform excerpts from the novel.

About Natalie Babbitt

Artist and writer Natalie Babbitt (1932–2016) is the award-winning author of the modern classic Tuck Everlasting and many other brilliantly original books for young people. As the mother of three small children, she began her career in 1966 by illustrating The Forty-Ninth Magician, written by her husband, Samuel Babbitt. She soon tried her own hand at writing, publishing two picture books in verse. Her first novel, The Search for Delicious, was published in 1969 and established her reputation for creating magical tales with profound meaning. Kneeknock Rise earned Babbitt a Newbery Honor in 1971, and she went on to write—and often illustrate—many more picture books, story collections, and novels. She also illustrated the five volumes in the Small Poems series by Valerie Worth. In 2002, Tuck Everlasting was adapted into a major motion picture, and in 2016 a musical version premiered on Broadway. Born and raised in Ohio, Natalie Babbitt lived her adult life in the Northeast.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Havenisle

I loved the story but I hated the ending. This was the first book I was ever mad at. To this day, I still scowl at people that say that immortality is a curse. Perhaps it is, if you're stupid and lacking in any aspirations. If I were the family in this book, I could agree. But no, I'm not... I wish......more

Goodreads review by Lisa of Troy

“Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst.” Or so said the ancient fountain. The sign next to it: “Do not drink the water.” Every time I see both signs, I can’t help but laugh. One tempting us to drink, and the other forbidding it. Tuck Everlasting is a delightful story.......more

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽

One day I was visiting my mother-in-law, a former high school English teacher. She mentioned, as we were leaving, that she had two boxes of books that she was going to get rid of. With visions of a literary treasure trove in my head, I quickly offered to take them off her hands so I could keep what......more

Goodreads review by Aj the Ravenous Reader

I read this book as a birthday gift to the one and only Awesome Kat Stark who is celebrating her birthday on September 27. SUPER HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KAT! Read her wonderful review by clicking on her name. I confess. Once in my young life, I dreamed of becoming immortal and invisible and you have to......more

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