Phoebe's Revolt
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Natalie Babbitt
Artist and writer Natalie Babbitt (1932–2016) is the award-winning author of the modern classic Tuck Everlasting and many other brilliantly original books for young people. As the mother of three small children, she began her career in 1966 by illustrating The Forty-Ninth Magician, written by her husband, Samuel Babbitt. She soon tried her own hand at writing, publishing two picture books in verse. Her first novel, The Search for Delicious, was published in 1969 and established her reputation for creating magical tales with profound meaning. Kneeknock Rise earned Babbitt a Newbery Honor in 1971, and she went on to write—and often illustrate—many more picture books, story collections, and novels. She also illustrated the five volumes in the Small Poems series by Valerie Worth. In 2002, Tuck Everlasting was adapted into a major motion picture, and in 2016 a musical version premiered on Broadway. Born and raised in Ohio, Natalie Babbitt lived her adult life in the Northeast.
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Reviews for Phoebe's Revolt
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Re-read as I picked up a copy at the library sale. Just as delightful as I remember. A strong-willed girl and loving parents can find a compromise! Clear & detailed line drawings are perfect. The rhyme makes it feel 'old-fashioned.' I believe it's based on a true story.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Phoebe, age 8 in 1914, objects to wearing the kind of clothes proper young girls wore then. She prefers her father's clothes because they look more comfortable, not because she is interested in crossdressing. Finally and happily, a compromise is reached. Cute, nicely illustrated and rhymed with fancy words, but I don't need to keep it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5And if you think a child can't understand concepts like passive resistance you've clearly never been a child nor had a child!Phoebe, eight years old in 1904, is fed up ribbons, ruffles, sashes, curls and wants only to dress like her father.Her mother's solution is to throw a party to show her how silly she is, but that backfires miserably when Phoebe simply refuses to get dressed. Her father solves the problem - first having her wear a spare outfit of his, then reminding her mother of her own misery in her own clothes at that age. And there's a happy ending - her mother concedes the point and has a few outfits made for her daughter that are more practical.This is a lengthy book, with complicated words; and the cause of Phoebe's distress is likely to go right over the heads of the younger children. As well, the black-and-white drawings may not hold their attention. Phoebe is eight, and this book is definitely better suited for the older end of the 5-8 group.