Baby (MacLachlan novel)
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| Author | Patricia MacLachlan |
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| Publisher | Delacorte Books for Young Readers |
Publication date | September 1, 1993 |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-31133-5 |
Baby is a 1995 children's novel by American author Patricia MacLachlan. It explores the themes of family and abandonment through the story of a family who has experienced loss, but discovers a baby girl left on their doorstep, with the only information about her on a short note. The story is told from the perspective of a girl named Larkin, whose family discovers and cares for the baby. The book features and references several poems, including one by Edna St. Vincent Millay.
It was adapted into a 2000 TV movie directed by Robert Allan Ackerman and starring Farrah Fawcett, Keith Carradine, and Jean Stapleton.
Reception
[edit]The Horn Book Magazine noted that the age of the book's intended audience was unclear but that it should still be read.[1] The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books called it an "excellent selection for early chapter book readers".[2] The International Reader's Association put it on its 1994 list of books good for teaching.[3] Booklist also reviewed the book.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ M. M. B. (November 1993). "Baby". The Horn Book Magazine. Vol. 69, no. 6. p. 746 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ "Fly Away by Patricia MacLachlan (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 67 (10): 530–530. June 2014. doi:10.1353/bcc.2014.0500. ISSN 1558-6766.
- ^ "Teachers' Choices for 1994". Reading Teacher. Vol. 48, no. 3. November 1994. p. 239 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ "Baby". Booklist. September 1, 1993. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
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