Who is Natalie Babbit?

Answer 1

she is the author of tuck everlasting and now resides in Ohio

Answer 2

Natalie Babbitt, (Natalie Zane Moore), American children’s book author and illustrator (born July 28, 1932, Dayton, Ohio—died Oct. 31, 2016, Hamden, Conn.), created stories that dealt with complex issues with engaging humour and honest intelligence. Babbitt’s 1975 work Tuck Everlasting, about a family that, having found a secret spring of water that confers immortality, discovers that living forever is not a blessing, became a classic of children’s literature that was translated into 27 languages and was twice filmed (in 1981 and 2002). Babbitt planned on a career as an illustrator after graduating (1954) from Smith College with a degree in fine art. Her first foray into publishing was a collaboration with her husband, Samuel F. Babbitt, entitled The Forty-ninth Magician (1966), which he wrote and she illustrated. Her editor suggested that she write as well, and she responded with The Search for Delicious (1969), in which a young boy is sent to find the most-delicious food in a medieval fantasy kingdom. Her next book, Kneeknock Rise (1970), an exploration of mystery and legend, was a 1971 Newbery Honor book. Other notable books include The Eyes of the Amaryllis (1977), about a grandmother who awaits a sign from her husband, whose ship sank in the sea long ago; Nellie: A Cat on Her Own (1989), about a marionette cat; Ouch! A Tale from Grimm (1998), a reworking of the little-known story “The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs”; and her final work, The Moon over High Street (2012), About a Boy faced with a difficult choice. Babbitt was chosen (2013) by the American Academy of Arts and Letters as the inaugural winner of the E.B. White Award for achievement in children’s literature.