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Natalie Babbitt

American Writer

Born: Jul 28, 1932

Died: Oct 31, 2016

Husband Me Mother School Time Wonderful

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My husband wrote the story for my first book, but then he didn't want to do that anymore. So if I was going to go on being an illustrator, I had to start writing the stories, too. Natalie Babbitt

Book Writing Husband First Too Had He Wrote Go Going Being Want Anymore Stories Story Then Illustrator Start

I have always loved astronomy, and being an astronomer once lurked in the back of my mind. But I was never good at algebra. In fact, I flunked it twice in high school. Natalie Babbitt

Good School Mind Algebra Back Flunked Once Astronomer Astronomy High High School Fact Never Always Being In Fact Loved Twice

My mother was an artist, and I was fairly good at art as a child. I was always the best drawer in class, except in second grade when an artistic genius passed through our school! Natalie Babbitt

Art Best Good Class Genius School Mother Our Drawer Except Through Fairly Always Passed Child Grade Artist Artistic Second

Right after graduation, I married Samuel Fisher Babbitt, an academic administrator. I spent the next ten years in Connecticut, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., raising our children, Christopher, Tom, and Lucy. Natalie Babbitt

I write for children because I am interested in fantasy and the possibilities for experience of all kinds before the time of compromise. I believe that children are far more perceptive and wise than American books give them credit for being. Natalie Babbitt

Time Wise Experience Before Believe Books Possibilities Kinds Give More Perceptive Compromise Write Because Am Than American Being Children Interested Them Fantasy Far Credit

I had a wonderful mother who wanted my sister and me to have everything, even though money was a very prominent thing we didn't have. But we had a very happy childhood - pretty much ideal, in fact. Natalie Babbitt

I never wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a book illustrator. I used to hurry home from school and draw. Natalie Babbitt

Home Book School Draw Hurry Writer Never Wanted Used Illustrator

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