Sarah, Plain and Tall: 30th Anniversary Edition (Bound for Schools & Libraries)

Jacket Description/Back:"Did Mama sing every day?"Caleb asks his sister Anna."Every-single-day," she answers."Papa sang, too."Their mother died the day after Caleb was born. Their house on the prairie is quiet now, and Papa doesn't sing anymore. Then Papa puts an ad in the paper, asking for a wife, and he receives a letter from one Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton, of Maine. Papa, Anna, and Caleb write back. Caleb asks if she sings. Sarah decides to come for a month. She writes Papa: I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall, and Tell them I sing. Anna and Caleb wait and wonder. Will Sarah be nice? Will she like them? Will she stay?Publisher Marketing: This Newbery Medal-winning book and children's literature classic is perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie books, historical fiction, and timeless stories using rich and beautiful language. Sarah, Plain and Tall gently explores themes of abandonment, loss, and love. The 30th Anniversary edition includes author Patricia MacLachlan's Newbery speech, a discussion guide, and a reading list. Set in the late nineteenth century and told from young Anna's point of view, Sarah, Plain and Tall tells the story of how Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton comes from Maine to the prairie to answer Papa's 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?Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts Review Citations:

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 529 (EAN 9781557360809, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 529 (EAN 9780064402057, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 564 (EAN 9780064402057, Paperback)

Booklist 06/01/1997 pg. 1701 (EAN 9780064402057, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 494 (EAN 9780064402057, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 720 (EAN 9780064402057, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1081 (EAN 9780064402057, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 529 (EAN 9780060241025, Library Binding)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 564 (EAN 9780060241025, Library Binding)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 494 (EAN 9780060241025, Library Binding)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 720 (EAN 9780060241025, Library Binding)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1081 (EAN 9780060241025, Library Binding)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2012 pg. 154 (EAN 9780060241025, Library Binding)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 529 (EAN 9780060241018, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 564 (EAN 9780060241018, Hardcover)

Booklist 06/01/1997 pg. 1701 (EAN 9780060241018, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 494 (EAN 9780060241018, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 720 (EAN 9780060241018, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1081 (EAN 9780060241018, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2012 pg. 154 (EAN 9780060241018, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 529 (EAN 9780606034531, Prebound-Other)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 564 (EAN 9780606034531, Prebound-Other)

Booklist 06/01/1997 pg. 1701 (EAN 9780606034531, Prebound-Other)

Contributor Bio:  MacLachlan, Patricia Patricia MacLachlan is the celebrated author of many timeless books for young readers, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal. Her novels for young readers include Arthur, For the Very First Time; The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt; Skylark; Caleb's Story; More Perfect Than the Moon; Grandfather's Dance; Word After Word After Word; Kindred Souls; and The Truth of Me. She is also the author of many much-loved picture books, including Three Names; All the Places to Love; What You Know First; Painting the Wind; Bittle; Who Loves Me?; Once I Ate a Pie; I Didn't Do It; Before You Came; and Cat Talk, several of which she cowrote with her daughter, Emily. She lives with her husband and two border terriers in Williamsburg, Massachusetts.