The Sarah, Plain and Tall Treasury

Enjoy three heartwarming stories from celebrated Newbery medalist Patricia MacLachlan in this captivating collection about frontier life on the prairie.Sarah, Plain and Tall introduces us to Anna and Caleb, and their Papa. Caleb can’t remember Mama, who died a day after he was born. His older sister, Anna, says that Papa and Mama sang “every-single-day.” Now Papa doesn’t sing at all.When Papa places an ad for a wife in the newspaper, Sarah comes into their lives, and everything changes.In Skylark , Papa marries Sarah and the family continues their new life together. Then a long drought threatens the farm and forces Sarah to take Caleb and Anna to her home in Maine. Will the family ever reunite?Caleb’s Story takes place back on the prairie, where a new sister, Cassie, and a mysterious stranger give Caleb material to write about in his journal.Patricia MacLachlan is the author of many beloved novels for young readers, including Arthur, For The Very First Time , winner of the Golden Kite Award for fiction; and The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt. She is also the author of several picture books, including Three Names, What You Know First, and All the Places to Love.