Natalie Babbitt

The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing any older.

The Prime Minister is compiling a dictionary and when no one at court can agree on the meaning of delicious, the King sends his twelve-year-old messenger to poll the country.

The new tutor at Goody Hall is pleased with his job but can't help feeling there is something peculiar about the household.

Joe Casimir needs help with the choice he has to make. Mr. Boulderwall, the millionaire, knows exactly what he wants Joe to choose. And millionaires are experts at making choices. Well, aren't they?

With his mother's help, Mylo discovers a way to conquer his fear of the dark.

Ten stories recount the Devil's exploits, successes and failures, in Hell and in the world above.

Whynnie loved to take walks in the woods. One day, while walking in the forest, Whynnie comes upon the very special Tuck family. Whynnie is drawn to them, and The Tucks share a special secret with her. This secret, however, will separate them from Whynnie forever.

Young Winnie Foster, stifled by the formality of her proper life and her domineering mother, escapes into the woods only to get lost. Her magical summer begins when she meets Jesse Tuck. Jesse is full of life and adventure and Winnie falls in love. The Tuck family has a powerful secret-- a spring that holds the magic of everlasting life. Now Winnie must choose whether she wants to live life as she knows it or drink from the spring.