Patricia MacLachlan

Patricia MacLachlan
Born	(1938-03-03) March 3, 1938 Cheyenne, Wyoming, US
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Connecticut
Genre	Children's and young-adult novels, historical fiction
Notable awards	Newbery Medal 1986

Patricia "Patty" MacLachlan (born March 3, 1938) is an American children's writer, who is best known for the 1986 Newbery Medal-winning novel Sarah, Plain and Tall which was later adapted as a TV movie starring Glenn Close and Christopher Walken.

She is a board member of the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance, a national not-for-profit that actively advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries.

Novels

Sarah, Plain and Tall series, of the Witting family

• Sarah, Plain and Tall (April 1985) — winner of the 1986 Newbery Medal
• Skylark (March 1994)
• Caleb's Story (October 2001)
• More Perfect Than the Moon (2004)
• Grandfather's Dance (2009)

Other

• Through Grandpa's Eyes (March 1980)
• Mama One, Mama Two (1982)
• Tomorrow's Wizard (1982)
• Cassie Binegar (October 1982)
• Seven Kisses in a Row (March 1983)
• Unclaimed Treasures (July 1987)
• Arthur, For the Very First Time (October 1987)
• The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt (July 1988)
• Journey (September 1991)
• Three Names (September 1991)
• Baby (October 1993)
• All the Places to Love (May 1994)
• What You Know First (September 1995)
• The Sick Day (April 2001)
• Edward's Eyes (August 2007)
• True Gift: A Christmas Story (October 2009)
• Before You Came (2011)
• Cat Talk (2013) (Illustrated by Barry Moser)
• The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse (October 2014)
• The Truth of Me (January 2015)

External links

• Patricia MacLachlan at IMDb