Natalie Babbitt

This work is a fantasy children's novel that explores the concept of immortality and the reasons why it might not be as desirable as it appears to be. Doomed to -- or blessed with -- eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret, the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is...

From the moment young Egan arrives in Instep, he senses the spell cast over the villagers by the Megrimum--the mysterious something that lurks on the mist-wreathed peak of Kneeknock Rise and soon he is climbing the peak for answers.

Egan comes to Instep to visit his relatives, and climbs Knee Knock Rise to find a practical explanation for the wails that makes everyone shudder in horror when they hear them.

Struggling to make an important decision, Joe considers the advice of a successful, decisive millionaire before finding help through an unexpected source.

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A lesser known Grimm tale about young Marco, who starts out as nobody special and ends up king.

Imagine coming upon a fountain of youth in a forest. To live forever--isn't that everyone's ideal? For the Tuck family, eternal life is a reality, but their reaction to their fate is surprising. Newbury Honor-winner Natalie Babbitt (Knee-Knock Rise, The Search for Delicious) outdoes herself in this sensitive, moving adventure in which 10-year-old Winnie Foster is kidnapped, finds herself helping a murderer out of jail, and is eventually offered the...

Presents a collection of poems about things as various as pandas and roller coasters and blue jeans.