Natalie Savage Carlson | |
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Born | October 3, 1906 Kernstown, Virginia, US |
Died | September 23, 1997 Rhode Island, US | (aged 90)
Occupation | writer of children's books |
Nationality | American |
Notable works | The Family Under the Bridge |
Notable awards | Newbery Honor (1959) |
Natalie Savage Carlson (October 3, 1906 – September 23, 1997) was an American writer of 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 Kernstown, Virginia, of 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.
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Natalie Savage Carlson | |
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Born | October 3, 1906 Kernstown, Virginia, US |
Died | September 23, 1997 Rhode Island, US | (aged 90)
Occupation | writer of children's books |
Nationality | American |
Notable works | The Family Under the Bridge |
Notable awards | Newbery Honor (1959) |
Natalie Savage Carlson (October 3, 1906 – September 23, 1997) was an American writer of 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 Kernstown, Virginia, of 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.
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cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
link). Children's Literature Research Collections. University of Minnesota. Archived 2008-10-31.