Sarah, Plain and Tall: A Newbery Award Winner

Sarah, Plain and Tall: A Newbery Award Winner by MacLachlan, Patricia. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780060241025.

This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlans chapter book series about the Witting family. Set in the late nineteenth century and told from young Annas point of view, Sarah, Plain and Tall tells the story of how Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton comes from Maine to the prairie to answer Papas advertisement for a wife and mother. Before Sarah arrives, Anna and her younger brother Caleb wait and wonder. Will Sarah be nice? Will she sing? Will she stay? This childrens literature classic is perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilders Little House on the Prairie books, historical fiction, and timeless stories using rich and beautiful language, and its a strong choice for independent reading. Sarah, Plain and Tall gently explores themes of abandonment, loss, and love. Read the rest of the Sarah books by Patricia MacLachlan: Skylark, Caleb’s Story, More Perfect than the Moon, and Grandfather’s Dance.