Natalie Babbitt Books in Order

Dick Foote is a poet who hates the sea, but a trip with his father puts him face to face with real danger. Told in verse, this odd little adventure turns poetry into the thing that saves the day.

In 1904, stubborn eight-year-old Phoebe Brown rebels against bows, frills, and everything girls are supposed to wear. Told in lively verse, it's a funny small revolution about clothes, willpower, and a child determined to be herself.

Gaylen, a twelve-year-old royal messenger, is sent across the kingdom to decide what food best defines delicious. What starts as a silly dictionary problem grows into a dangerous quest involving grudges, magic, and the threat of civil war.

At the annual fair in Instep, young Egan hears stories about the terrible creature said to haunt nearby Knee-Knock Rise. Curious enough to climb the mountain himself, he goes looking for the truth behind everyone's fear.

Out-of-work actor Hercules Feltwright takes a tutoring job at lonely Goody Hall and gets pulled into Willet Goody's search for the truth about his father. Hidden treasure, séances, and a family tomb turn the mystery deliciously strange.

In ten sly, funny stories, the Devil comes down to meddle in human lives and usually ends up outsmarted. Babbitt turns him into a vain, fussy schemer, which makes the mischief even better.

Winnie Foster stumbles on a spring that grants eternal life and meets the family guarding its secret. As strangers close in, she must decide whether immortality is a miracle, a burden, or something no one should keep.

Valerie Worth's brief poems linger over ordinary things, from animals to household objects, and Natalie Babbitt's illustrations give them extra shape and mood. It's a quiet, inviting book that teaches readers to look more closely.

Jenny visits her fierce grandmother by the sea and steps into a house full of grief, waiting, and old danger. Her grandmother still believes her lost husband will send a message from the ocean, and the sea seems to be listening.

Another gathering of Valerie Worth's compact poems, this volume turns familiar objects and small moments into something vivid and strange. Babbitt's pen-and-ink illustrations match the poems' calm precision and surprise.

This gently comic tale follows two pampered pug dogs whose good luck keeps changing along with the households around them. Natalie Babbitt's drawings add extra charm to Valerie Worth's story of pets, class, and kindness.

Mylo cannot explain the nameless thing he fears will come through his window at night. With a lump of clay and a little imagination, he gives shape to that fear, and begins to loosen its hold.

Everyone knows Herbert Rowbarge as the wealthy builder of a small amusement park, but almost nothing about his past is true. As old secrets surface, this quiet novel asks what it means to feel incomplete all your life.

This collection brings together Valerie Worth's small poems, with Natalie Babbitt's illustrations beside them. Everyday things, chairs, coins, flowers, and more, become fresh and memorable through short poems that reward close reading.

The Devil returns for another round of tricks, schemes, and comic defeats in this second story collection. Like the first book, it's playful, a little dark, and sharply interested in human foolishness.

Nellie is a wooden cat marionette who has only ever danced when someone pulled her strings. When Big Tom carries her out into the moonlit world, she gets her first taste of freedom, risk, and life on her own.

This anthology gathers stories, poems, pictures, and historical pieces about peace from many well-known children's creators. Natalie Babbitt's contribution sits inside a thoughtful collection built to start conversations, not end them.

A king and queen argue over the very best thing for their little prince, and everyone in the castle has a different answer. This warm picture book lands on a simple truth about what children need most.

When a baby boy is predicted to marry a princess, a panicked king tries to get rid of him again and again. Babbitt retells a lesser-known Grimm tale with brisk humor, danger, and a trip all the way to the Devil.

A slightly hard-of-hearing fairy godmother makes one very large mistake and turns one little girl into eight Elsies. The result is cheerful chaos, as the family discovers how quickly too much of a good thing becomes trouble.

A pirate with no talent for plundering is put ashore and sent looking for honest work. Each failed job leads to another marvelous tale, until Jack slowly discovers what he is actually meant to do.

Twelve-year-old Joe Casimir spends a summer away from home and attracts the attention of a millionaire who wants to shape his future. Joe must choose between comfort and the quieter dream that feels truly his own.

In essays and speeches written across four decades, Babbitt talks about writing for children, reading seriously, and defending the value of children's books. It's sharp, funny nonfiction from an author who cared deeply about her craft.

Winnie Foster stumbles on a spring that grants eternal life and meets the family guarding its secret. As strangers close in, she must decide whether immortality is a miracle, a burden, or something no one should keep.