Natalie Savage Carlson
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Born | October 3, 1906 Newbery Honor (1959) |
Natalie Savage Carlson (October 3, 1906 – September 23, 1997) was an
children's books.[1] For her lifetime contribution as a children's writer, she was United States nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1966.[2]
Carlson was born in
French Canadian descent, and worked many old family stories and folktales into early books like The Talking Cat and Other Stories of French Canada (1952).[3] Carlson published her first story at age eight on the children's page of the Baltimore Sunday Sun.[4] For The Family Under the Bridge, she was a runner-up for the 1959 Newbery Medal from the professional librarians, which annually recognizes the "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children".[5]
Carlson died on September 23, 1997, in Rhode Island.
Works
- The Talking Cat: and other stories of French Canada, illustrator Roger Duvoisin, Harper, 1952
- The Happy Orpheline, illustrator Garth Williams, Harper, 1957
- ISBN 978-0-06-440250-7
- A Brother for the Orphelines, illustrator Garth Williams, Harper, 1959
- Evangeline, Pigeon of Paris, illustrator Nicholas Mordvinoff, Harcort Brace Jovanovich, 1960;
- reissued as Pigeon of Paris, illustrator Quentin Blake, Scholastic, 1972
- The Tomahawk Family, illustrator ISBN 0060210966
- A Pet for the Orphelines, illustrator Fermin Rocker, Harper, 1962
- Jean-Claude's Island, illustrator Nancy Ekholm Burkert, Harper & Row, 1963.
- School Bell in the Valley, Harcourt, 1963, ISBN 978-0-15-270645-6
- The Orphelines in the Enchanted Castle, illustrator Adriana Saviozzi, Harper, 1964
- The Empty Schoolhouse, HarperCollins, 1965, ISBN 978-0-06-020981-0
- Chalou, Harper & Row, 1967, pictures George Loh, AC 67-10034
- Ann Aurelia and Dorothy, illustrator Dale Payson, Harper & Row, 1968
- The Half Sisters, illustrator Thomas Di Grazia, Harper & Row, 1970
- Luvvy and the Girls, illustrator Thomas Di Grazia, Harper & Row, 1971
- Marie Louise's Heyday, illustrators ISBN 0-684-14360-7
- Runaway Marie Louise, illustrators ISBN 978-0-684-15045-1
- The Night the Scarecrow Walked, illustrators Charles Robinson, 1979, ISBN 0-684-16311-X
- King of the Cats, and Other Tales, illustrated by David Frampton, Doubleday, 1980
References
- ^ "Birthday Bios: Natalie Savage Carlson". Vicki Palmquist. Children's Literature Network.
- ^ "US Nominees for the Hans Christian Andersen Award". AndersenAward-winners-and-nominees.pdf Archived 2015-10-31 at the Wayback Machine, page 2. United States Board on Books for Young People. 2008. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
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""Natalie Savage Carlson Papers, 1952-1986. Finding Aid."". Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Children's Literature Research Collections. University of Minnesota. Archived 2008-10-31. - ^
"Natalie Savage Carlson Papers". de Grummond Children's Literature Collection. University of Southern Mississippi. February 1996. Retrieved 2013-06-29. With biographical sketch.
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"Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). American Library Association (ALA).
"The John Newbery Medal". ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2013-07-16.