Лучшие книги Патриции МакЛахлан

Тедди — пёс, который вырос в хижине поэта по имени Силван под чтение стихов и теперь понимает слова. Но Силван предупредил его, что понимать самого Тедди дано только поэтам и детям. Однажды посреди снежной бури пёс находит Никеля и Флору. Вместе они укрываются в лесной хижине, где жил поэт. Но теперь хозяин ушёл... Что же делать, когда новые друзья вернутся домой? Помогут ли они друг другу найти то, что потеряли?

Собаке нужен человек. Но и человеку нужна собака, иногда даже сильнее. Чтобы показать, какой замечательный он на самом деле.

Финн и Фиона отправляются в собачий приют. Там они встречают Эмму — маленькую грустную собачку. Её хозяин был музыкантом, но теперь Эмма сторонится людей.

Однако к Финну она проникается доверием, и мальчик снова и снова приходит в приют, чтобы читать ей свои любимые книги и петь. Петь те самые песни, что когда-то пел им с сестрой папа.

А ещё папа говорил об извечной гармонии вещей. Но где её искать? В чём она сокрыта? Может быть, в том, что Эмме суждено найти настоящий дом, а Финну — отпустить тяжёлые чувства?

If you were a little girl
who listened to stories
over and over and over;
and who read books
every night,
every day,
even as her mother led her across the street,
You might be me,
a writer.

Follow a little girl in author Patricia MacLachlan's semi-autobiographical picture book and learn what it might take to grow up to become a writer.

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…

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 cope after their father’s sudden death.

Declan O’Brien always had a gentle word to share, odd phrases he liked to repeat, and songs to sing while he played basketball. His favorite song was “Dona Nobis Pacem,” “Grant Us Peace.” His family loved him deeply, and always knew they were loved in return.

But a terrible accident one day changes their lives forever, and Fiona and Finn O’Brien are left without a father. Their mother is at a loss. What words are there to guide them through such overwhelming grief? At the suggestion of their friend Luke, Fiona and Finn volunteer at an animal rescue shelter where they meet two sweet dogs who are in need of comfort, too. Perhaps with time, patience, and their father’s gentle words in their hearts, hope will spark once more.

Snowflakes Fall

When Robbie spends the summer at his grandmother Maddy's house, he revels in his grandmother's easy, relaxed ways. Robbie has always felt as if something is missing in his life—his parents don't always act like they love him. Maddy helps him understand that an experience his mother had long ago is at the heart of the problem in his family. With this knowledge, Robbie finds the courage to try to make things right.

This poignant story from beloved author Patricia MacLachlan celebrates how our unique "small truths" make each of us magical and brave in our own ways.

Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book
ALA Booklist Notable Children's Books Nominee
New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing

Arthur Rasby is ten years old and having the worst summer of his life. His parents don't listen to him, so he writes everything down -- everything that's real -- in his journal. But when he goes to stay with his Great-Aunt Elda and Great-Uncle Wrisby on their farm, his world is turned upside down. For the first time Arthur wonders what's real and what's not.

His aunt and uncle do things Arthur's parents would never do -- like climbing out windows to sit in trees, singing to their pet pig, and speaking French to a pet chicken. Life on the farm happens much too fast to write down -- sometimes wonderful, sometimes terrible. Arthur begins to understand there is more than one way of seeing and doing and loving. And he realizes there's a whole world just waiting to be discovered.