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Natalie Savage Carlson

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born

October 03, 1906 in Kernstown, Virginia, The United States

died

September 23, 1997

gender

female

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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Books by Natalie Savage Carlson

Average rating: 3.85 · 2,251 ratings · 221 reviews · 36 distinct works

	The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 2,075 ratings — published 1958 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Happy Orpheline by Natalie Savage Carlson, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1957 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Luvvy & the Girls by Natalie Savage Carlson, Thomas Di Grazia (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1971 — 3 editions	My rating:
	A Brother for the Orphelines by Natalie Savage Carlson, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1959 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Half Sisters 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1970 — 2 editions	My rating:
	A Grandmother for the Orphelines (No. 5) 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Runaway Marie Louise 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Orphelines In The Enchanted Castle 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings	My rating:
	Spooky Night by Natalie Savage Carlson, Andrew Glass (Illustrator) 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1982 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Spooky and the Ghost Cat by Natalie Savage Carlson, Andrew Glass (Illustrator) 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1985 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Series by Natalie Savage Carlson

The Orphelines (5 books)
by Natalie Savage Carlson

4.17 avg rating — 75 ratings

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