Patricia MacLachlan (1938-2022) · AuthorAuthor
Patricia MacLachlan
1938-2022 · American children's author, writer of the Newbery Medal novel Sarah, Plain and Tall
About Patricia MacLachlan
Patricia MacLachlan (1938-2022) was an American children's author born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and raised largely in Minnesota. She taught English and worked as a tutor before publishing her first book in her mid-thirties, and she lived for most of her life in western Massachusetts. Sarah, Plain and Tall won the 1986 Newbery Medal and grew into a five-book series; her other books include Arthur, for the Very First Time and Baby.
Notable works
- Sarah, Plain and Tall (1985)
- Arthur, for the Very First Time (1980)
- Journey (1991)
- Baby (1993)
- Skylark (1994)
- All the Places to Love (1994)
On this site
Sarah, Plain and TallPatricia MacLachlan
1985 · Postwar Contemporary · Novella
Sarah, Plain and Tall is a short chapter book narrated by Anna Witting, who lives on a prairie farm in the late nineteenth century with her father, Jacob, and her little brother, Caleb. Their mother died the day after Caleb was born, and since then Papa has stopped singing.