Natalie Babbitt, Retold by, Natalie Babbitt, Author, Marcellino, Author HarperCollins Publishers $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-205066-3
In this abbreviated version of the Grimms' ""The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs,"" a crown-shaped birthmark heralds a boy's bright future. Based on this omen, a fortuneteller predicts that Marco will marry a princess, and this comes to pass in...
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The National Children's Book and Literary Alliance. Candlewick, $17.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-7636-5149-7
As gleefully entertaining as it is preposterously ludicrous, this serial adventure features an all-star cast of authors and illustrators, including Susan Cooper, Kate DiCamillo, Gregory McGuire, Katherine Paterson, Jon Scieszka, and Lemony Snicket....
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Natalie Babbitt, Author . Hyperion/di Capua $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7868-0900-4
Elsie's well-meaning fairy godmother is a little hard of hearing. When her mama reports that Elsie has been a much better girl than "before," her fairy godmother hears it as a request that Elsie "be four," and with a wave of her...
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Natalie Babbitt, Author . Scholastic/di Capua $15.95 (128p) ISBN 978-0-545-00496-1
Billed as Babbitt's first novel in 25 years, this book is really a charming collection of linked stories about the gentler side of pirate life aboard the Avarice
. The tale-teller, Jack Plank, understands that "plundering" is not his...
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Natalie Babbitt, Author Sunburst Books $5.95 (127p) ISBN 978-0-374-42238-7
The ship Amaryllis sinks in a hurricane, but for 30 years the captain's widow waits for him to send her a message from the bottom of the sea. Her granddaughter waits with her, and ""the author reminds us that the line between reality and imagination
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Natalie Babbitt, Author Farrar Straus Giroux $5.95 (81p) ISBN 978-0-374-41704-8
Babbitt's incorrigible Devil has no trouble leading humans down the primrose path to perdition in this wise, elegantly told, darkly humorous collection, a sequel to The Devil's Storybook . Ages 8-12. (Sept.)
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Natalie Babbitt, Author HarperCollins $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-205044-1
Babbitt ( Tuck Everlasting ; Knee knock Rise ) has created some extraordinary children's books, and this one is no exception. It is, quite simply, Babbitt at her best. In a medieval castle, a king and queen argue a crucial question: what is the ``bes
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Natalie Babbitt, Author Farrar Straus Giroux $13 (81p) ISBN 978-0-374-31767-6
Could it be that young readers' minds are going to the Devil? That's certainly not the case in this logical follow-up to that little red volume, The Devil's Storybook. This bluish-green book contains 10 other Devil stories, told by a very dextrous...
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Natalie Babbitt, Author Farrar Straus Giroux $14 (31p) ISBN 978-0-374-35506-7
Nellie, a cat marionette made ``from wood and yarn and broom straws'' by an old woman, loves dancing every afternoon to the tune of the music box, but never considers Big Tom's suggestion that she dance alone. When the old woman dies, Nellie's ``safe
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Natalie Babbitt. Scholastic/di Capua, $15.95 (160p) ISBN 978-0-545-37636-5
When 12-year-old Joe Casimir’s grandmother breaks her hip, his summer starts with a bus trip to a distant relative. Joe doesn’t even know Aunt Myra, but he goes in order to please his grandmother, who raised him after his parents died. Once Joe...
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Natalie Babbitt, Author, Natalie Babbitt, Illustrator Farrar Straus Giroux $2.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-374-46464-6
An amusing story about the nighttime fears of children. A Michael di Capua Book. Ages 3-up. (April)
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Natalie Babbitt, Author, Natalie Babbitt, Illustrator Farrar Straus Giroux $4.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-374-45496-8
This fable about an unusual, self-reliant feline features graceful language and artwork. Ages 3-8. (Apr.)
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