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Natalie Savage Carlson

Born

in Kernstown, Virginia, The United States

October 03, 1906

Died

September 23, 1997

Genre

Children's Books

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Natalie Savage Carlson was born on October 3, 1906, in Kernstown, Virginia. After she married, she moved around a great deal as the wife of a Navy officer, living for many years in Paris, France.

Her first story was published in the Baltimore Sunday Sun when she was eight years old.

Her first book, The Talking Cat and Other Stories of French Canada (where her mother was born), was published in 1952. One of her best-loved books is The Family Under the Bridge (1958), which was a Newbery Honor book in 1959. Many readers will remember her series of Happy Orpheline books about a group of French orphans and their carefree lives.

In 1966, Ms. Carlson was the U.S. nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen International Children's Book Award.

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Natalie Savage Carlson’s books

Average rating: 3.96 · 17,543 ratings · 1,489 reviews · 56 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 16,493 ratings — published 1958 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Happy Orpheline by Natalie Savage Carlson, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 4.05 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 1957 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Brother for the Orphelines by Natalie Savage Carlson, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1959 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Letter on the Tree by Natalie Savage Carlson, John Kaufmann (illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1964 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Luvvy and the Girls by Natalie Savage Carlson, Thomas Di Grazia (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1971 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Night The Scarecrow Walked 3.96 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1979 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Half Sisters 3.80 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1970 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Runaway Marie Louise (Marie Louise #3) by Natalie Savage Carlson, José Aruego (Illustrator), Ariane Dewey (Illustrator) 4.31 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1977 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Orphelines in the Enchanted Castle by Natalie Savage Carlson, Adriana Saviozzi (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1964 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spooky Night by Natalie Savage Carlson, Andrew Glass (Illustrator) 3.77 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Natalie Savage Carlson

The Orphelines (5 books)
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Natalie Savage Carlson

4.05 avg rating — 358 ratings

Spooky (5 books)
by

Natalie Savage Carlson,

Andrew Glass (Illustrator)

3.57 avg rating — 148 ratings

Half Sisters (2 books)
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Natalie Savage Carlson,

Thomas Di Grazia (Illustrator)

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Marie Louise (3 books)
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Natalie Savage Carlson,

José Aruego (Illustrator),

Ariane Dewey (Illustrator)

4.24 avg rating — 82 ratings

Quotes by Natalie Savage Carlson (?)

“Today is today and tomorrow may come late this year.”
― Natalie Savage Carlson, The Family Under the Bridge

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“You're afraid the sly little things will steal your heart if they find out you have one.”
― Natalie Savage Carlson, The Family Under the Bridge

tags: attachment, children, love

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Zero Hour by Ray Bradbury

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34 votes, 20.6%

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29 votes, 17.6%

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21 votes, 12.7%

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10 votes, 6.1%

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8 votes, 4.8%

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7 votes, 4.2%

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7 votes, 4.2%

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2 votes, 1.2%

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1 vote, 0.6%

165 total votes

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