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Natalie Savage Carlson (October 3, 1906 – September 23, 1997) was an American writer of children's books.〔 For her lifetime contribution as a children's writer she was U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1966.〔 She 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).〔 Carlson published her first story at age 8 on the children's page of the ''Baltimore Sunday Sun''.〔 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".〔 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 *''The Family Under the Bridge'', Harper, 1958; reprint HarperCollins, 1989, ISBN 978-0-06-440250-7 *''School Bell in the Valley'', Harcourt, 1963, ISBN 978-0-15-270645-6 *''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 *''Pigeon of Paris'', illustrator Quentin Blake, Scholastic, 1972; original title: ''Evangeline, Pigeon of Paris'', Harcort Brace Jovanovich, 1960 *''Runaway Marie Louise'', illustrators Jose Aruego, Ariane Dewey, Scribner, 1977, ISBN 978-0-684-15045-1 *''The Night the Scarecrow Walked'', illustrators Charles Robinson, 1979, ISBN 0-684-16311-X *''The Empty Schoolhouse'', HarperCollins, 1965, ISBN 978-0-06-020981-0 *''Jean-Claude's Island'', illustrator Nancy Ekholm Burkert, Harper & Row, 1963. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Natalie Savage Carlson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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