Tuck Everlasting

　　《永遠的狄家》被譽為永垂不朽的經典小說。芭比特以優美的敘述，緩緩鋪陳出關於長生不老的奇幻故事：在汩汩流動的森林泉水前，維妮遇見了誤飲泉水而長生不老的狄家人，意想不到的旅程啟發她思索何謂永恆的生命；在永生和死亡面前，維妮該如何抉擇？

　　《永遠的狄家》是芭比特最受歡迎的故事，也是她最希望被大眾閱讀的作品。曾在二○○二年拍攝成電影，在二○一六年改編為音樂劇。該書出版至今，「長生不老」的主題深深吸引著大小讀者。

本書特色

　　◎ 永垂不朽的經典小說，享譽全球四十年。熱銷超過3,500,000冊，翻譯超過二十種語言

　　◎《紐約時報》、《書單》雜誌、《號角雜誌》書評等各大媒體強力推薦！

　　★ 美國兒童文學協會「火鳳凰書獎」（Phoenix Award）
　　★ 美國紐約「克里斯多佛青少年小說獎」（Christopher Award for Best Book for Young People）
　　★ 波蘭「亞努斯．柯查克」獎（Janusz Korczak Medal）
　　★ 美國知名兒童書評家絲薇尹（Anita Silvey）挑選《100本最棒的童書》 （Anita Silvey’s book The 100 Best Books For Children）

國外重量級媒體推薦

　　「作者輕巧地舉起沉重的議題，讓這本小說就像狄家人一樣，永恆不朽。」──《芝加哥太陽報》（Chicago Sun-Times）

　　「不論風格或結構，都無可挑剔。交織的意象，加上畫龍點睛的幽默感。」──《號角雜誌》書評（The Horn Book Magazine）

　　「扣人心弦的精湛寫作。」《紐約時報》書評（The New York Times Book Review）

　　「一本駭人卻唯美的書，一旦翻開就無法闔起或忘記。」《紐約客》（The New Yorker）

　　「優美的文筆與豐沛的敘述是此書的亮點。這是一個關於維妮以及她與狄家人相遇的奇幻故事，狄家人的遭遇啟發她和讀者思索重要的問題：你所期待的長生不老是什麼樣子?」《書單》雜誌（Booklist）

　　「奈特莉．芭比特擅於將高潮迭起的情節和歷久彌新的童話傳統，運用在奇幻文學……故事縈繞心頭，引人不時沉思。」《波士頓環球報》（The Boston Globe）

　　「這本書宛如一顆夏日熟透的梨子，外觀好看，嚐起來又脆又甜，味道香濃。」《娛樂週報》（Entertainment Weekly）
 
　　——中文書介摘錄自《永遠的狄家》，小魯文化出版

Introduced by Gregory Maguire, a special 40th Anniversary Edition of the beloved children’s classic with more than more than 10 million copies sold.

From Newbery Honor and E. B. White Award-winning author Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting is a spellbinding modern-day masterpiece about immortality, friendship, and growing up that’s sure to be an all-time favorite for every generation.

Is eternal life a blessing or a curse? That is what young Winnie Foster must decide when she discovers a spring on her family’s property whose waters grant immortality. Members of the Tuck family, having drunk from the spring, tell Winnie of their experiences watching life go by and never growing older. But then Winnie must decide whether or not to keep the Tucks’ secret--and whether or not to join them on their never-ending journey.

A staple on home bookshelves and in classrooms and libraries for nearly half a century, Tuck Everlasting is brought to life for new readers and long-time fans in this special anniversary edition, which includes an introduction from the bestselling author of Wicked Gregory Maguire, a Q&A with Natalie Babbitt, and exciting bonus materials.

Praise for Tuck Everlasting:

＂Probably the best work of our best children’s novelist.＂ --Harper’s

＂Exciting and excellently written.＂ --The New York Times Book Review

＂A fearsome and beautifully written book that can’t be put down or forgotten.＂ --The New Yorker

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, TheSearch 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.