ABOUT
Famous for her 1975 children's work Tuck Everlasting, this writer, illustrator, and 1982 Hans Christian Andersen Award nominee is also notable for her books Jack Plank Tells Tales (2007); Knee-Knock Rise (1970); and Nellie: A Cat on Her Own (1989).Two of her books -- The Eyes of the Amaryllis and Tuck Everlasting -- were adapted into films.She illustrated several collections by the children's poet Valerie Worth.
BEFORE FAMEAfter studying art at Smith College in Massachusetts, she illustrated The Forty-ninth Magician, a children's work written by her husband.
PERSONAL LIFEHer marriage to Samuel Fisher Babbitt produced three children.
Famous QuotesDon't be afraid of death, be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live. Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting
Children's Author Natalie Babbitt were born on Thursday, in a leap year, birthstone is Ruby, the seaon was Summer in the Chinese year of Monkey, it is 208 days until Natalie Babbitt next birthday.