Prairie days —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

Describes summer days growing up on the prairie.

The hundred-year barn —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

One hundred years ago, a little boy watched his family and community come together to build a grand red barn. This barn become his refuge and home-a place to play with friends and farm animals alike. As seasons passed, t...

My friend Earth —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

Die-cut pages invite reader to explore how Earth is a friend to all creatures, watching over us as the year cycles through the seasons.

Someone like me —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

In this semi-autobiographical picture book, author Patricia MacLachlan relates what it might take to grow up to become a writer.

Barkus —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

Barkus is a large and very smart dog who comes to live with seven-year-old Nicky when Nicky's Uncle Everton goes traveling--and soon he is a family and school favorite.

Chicken talk —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

"From Newbery Medalist MacLachlan and New York Times-bestselling illustrator Krosoczka comes a cheeky and heartwarming picture book about chickens who scratch messages around the farm for their humans to find--resulting ...

Dog dreams —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

Barkus is a large and very clever dog, and Baby is a cat, and together their adventures make life exciting for seven-year-old Nicky and her family. The lovable Barkus and his lucky young owner romp through the pages of t...

The moon's almost here —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

Illustrations and rhyming text follow an assortment of creatures as they make their way to a nest, the shore, or a porch while the day comes to an end and the moon begins to rise.

The poet's dog —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

From Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan comes a poignant story about two children, a poet, and a dog and how they help one another survive loss and recapture love. "Just what I needed," raves Brightly.com. "It's a ...

Wondrous Rex —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

"Grace's aunt is a writer. She works with words every day and teaches Grace interesting words like 'melancholy'and 'delirious.' But Lily is often 'flummoxed' by her writing. Her stories don't go anywhere, her desk is a m...

Little Robot alone —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

When Little Robot finds a creative solution to his lonliness he gets straight to work on shaping the perfect companion out of metal, and affectionately names him Little Dog.

The iridescence of birds : a book about Henri Matisse —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

"If you were a boy named Henri Matisse who lived in a dreary French town where there were grey skies and you wanted color and light and sun, what might you become?"--Jacket.

My father's words —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan crafts a moving middle grade novel in her trademark spare and poignant prose about two children who find comfort working at a rescue shelter for dogs as they search for ways to co...

My father's words —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

Patricia MacLachlan has crafted another lyrical and touching novel for young listeners about finding hope after the loss of a loved one.

Snowflakes fall —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

In this illustrated poem in honor of the victims of the 2012 shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, falling snowflakes celebrate the uniqueness of life, its precious, simple moments, and the strength of memory.

Just dance —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

On a farm in the middle of the prairie, ten-year-old Sylvie struggles to understand why her mother gave up singing on stage while she sets off on an adventure of her own as the town reporter.

Wondrous Rex —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

Grace's aunt is a writer. She works with words every day and teaches Grace interesting words like "melancholy" and "delirious." But Lily is often "flummoxed" by her writing. Her stories don't go anywhere, her desk is a m...

Dream within a dream —MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

Eleven-year-old aspiring writer Louisa considers traveling the world with her globetrotting parents, but friendship with George helps her to see her grandparents' farm on Deer Island in a new light.