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Dec 29, 2016 natalie babbitt, a writer and illustrator of childrens books and a mother of three, grew up in ohio. Babbitt is a celebrated writer of childrens literature, including the. She was a board member of the national childrens book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read tuck everlasting. Babbitt says she wrote the book to help kids understand death.
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