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ⓘ About Patricia MacLachlan
Author Patricia MacLachlan was born March 3, 1938, in Cheyenne Wyoming. She lives in the western part of Massachusetts. She has written many well-loved picture books and novels. She writes children’s fiction. Her first novel, called “Cassie Binegar”, was released in the year 1980. she writes the “Sarah, Plain and Tall” series and has released other stand alone works, one which she wrote with Emily, her daughter. MacLachlan is a member of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance’s board. It is a non-profit that advocates actively for literature, literacy, and libraries. “Sarah, Plain and Tall” won a Newbery Medal for Best Novel. It was also adapted into a television movie that starred Christopher Walken and Glenn Close.
All Book Series by Patricia MacLachlan
The Boxcar Children Beginning: The Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm
Single-title series · published 2012
The Story Of Valentine's Day
Series opener · book 1 of 42 · published 1965 Anthology · Clyde Robert Bulla
The Folks in the Valley
Book 2 of 42 · published 1970 Anthology · Stefano Vitale,Jim Aylesworth
How Little Porcupine Played Christmas
Book 4 of 42 · published 1982 Anthology · Joseph Slate
Good Books, Good Times!
Book 7 of 42 · published 1990 Anthology · Lee Bennett Hopkins
Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa
Book 9 of 42 · published 1992 Anthology · William Steig
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea
Book 14 of 42 · published 1993 Anthology · Joyce Carol Thomas
The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus
Book 15 of 42 · published 1994 Anthology · Aliki
Good Rhymes, Good Times
Book 16 of 42 · published 1995 Anthology · Lee Bennett Hopkins
The Story of Christmas
Book 17 of 42 · published 1995 Anthology · Barbara Cooney
Now I Will Never Leave the Dinner Table
Book 20 of 42 · published 1996 Anthology · Patricia Marx,Jane Read Martin
The Story of Kwanzaa
Book 24 of 42 · published 1996 Anthology · Donna L. Washington
For the Love of the Game
Book 26 of 42 · published 1997 Anthology · Eloise Greenfield
Detective Donut and the Wild Goose Chase
Book 27 of 42 · published 1997 Anthology · Bruce Whatley,Rosie Smith
I Have Heard of a Land
Book 32 of 42 · published 1998 Anthology · Joyce Carol Thomas
William Shakespeare And The Globe
Book 34 of 42 · published 1999 Anthology · Aliki
You're Just What I Need
Latest in the series · book 42 of 42 · published 2019 Anthology · Ruth Krauss
Over the River and Through the Wood
Series opener · book 1 of 30 · published 1844 Anthology · Lydia Maria Francis Child
I Have a Sister--My Sister Is Deaf
Book 4 of 30 · published 1977 Anthology · Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson
Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems
Book 5 of 30 · published 1978 Anthology · Eloise Greenfield
Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe
Book 10 of 30 · published 1981 Anthology · Vera B. Williams
Just Us Women
Book 11 of 30 · published 1982 Anthology · Jeannette Franklin Caines
The Philharmonic Gets Dressed
Book 12 of 30 · published 1982 Anthology · Karla Kuskin
Lights! Camera! Action!: How a Movie Is Made
Book 20 of 30 · published 1985 Anthology · Gail Gibbons
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
Book 24 of 30 · published 1987 Anthology · John Steptoe
An Enchanted Hair Tale
Book 25 of 30 · published 1987 Anthology · Alexis De Veaux
How Many Stars in the Sky?
Book 29 of 30 · published 1991 Anthology · Lenny Hort
Water, Water Everywhere
Latest in the series · book 30 of 30 · published 1994 Anthology · Cynthia Overbeck Bix,Mark Rauzon
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Patricia MacLachlan?
Author Patricia MacLachlan was born March 3, 1938, in Cheyenne Wyoming. She lives in the western part of Massachusetts. She has written many well-loved picture books and novels.
Which Patricia MacLachlan series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Reading Rainbow series, the earliest of Patricia MacLachlan's multi-book series: it opens with Over the River and Through the Wood (1844) and runs to 30 books across 1844–1994, ending with Water, Water Everywhere (1994). Patricia MacLachlan's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Patricia MacLachlan written?
Patricia MacLachlan has 141 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1844 and 2022. 81 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Trophy Picture series with 42 books — and 60 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Patricia MacLachlan's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Patricia MacLachlan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Reading Rainbow (1844–1994, 30 books), Trophy Picture (1965–2019, 42 books) and Sarah, Plain and Tall (1985–2006, 5 books), plus 2 more.
How are Patricia MacLachlan's books organised into series?
This guide splits Patricia MacLachlan's 141 books into 5 named series and 60 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Trophy Picture (42 books, 1965–2019); Reading Rainbow (30 books, 1844–1994); Sarah, Plain and Tall (5 books, 1985–2006); Barkus (3 books, 2017–2021); Boxcar Children Mysteries (1 book, 2012).