Patricia MacLachlan
21) My life begins!
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Dubbing his new triplet sisters "the Trips," nine-year-old Jacob studies them for a science project by watching them grow and realizes they aren't just "the Trips" anymore, but individuals he has come to love. Jacob wants a litter of puppies. His parents have a different surprise: he's going to be a brother... to triplets. The babies look identical to him and he gives them a name: "the Trips." For a school science project, Jacob decides to study...
23) The poet's dog
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Teddy, a dog, leads siblings Nickel and Flora through a terrible snowstorm to shelter in a cabin, where he is flooded with memories of his deceased owner, the poet Sylvan.
24) Bittle
Author
Language
English
Description
Nigel the cat and Julia the dog think they will have no use for the new baby in their house, but after awhile they realize that they have come to love her.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
If you were a boy named Henri Matisse who lived in a dreary town in northern France, what would your life be like? Would it be full of color and art? Full of lines and dancing figures? Find out in this beautiful, unusual picture book about one of the world's most famous and influential artists by acclaimed author and Newbery Medal-winning Patricia MacLachlan and innovative illustrator Hadley Hooper.
30) Prairie days
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Describes summer days growing up on the prairie.
31) Wondrous Rex
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan has written a magical and funny tale about the joy found in using words, sharing stories, and loving a wondrous dog: Rex.
Grace's aunt is a writer. She works with words every day and teaches Grace interesting words like "melancholy" and "delirious." But Lily is often "flummoxed" by her writing. Her stories don't go anywhere, her desk is a mess, and her writer's group can't help.
So Lily posts...
32) Once I ate a pie
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Thirteen dogs tell their stories in simple poems.
33) I didn't do it
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Excited puppies relate such new discoveries as the mailman comes every day and food tastes better eaten off a human's plate.
34) Cat talk
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Collects poems from the perspective of various cats who love, stalk, and sleep.
35) Who loves me?
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
At bedtime, a cat in the window reassures a little girl that family members, friends, her dog, and even her brother love her.
36) Three names
Author
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
Great-grandfather reminisces about going to school on the prairie with his dog Three Names.
37) White fur flying
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A sad and silent nine-year-old boy finds his voice when he moves next to a family that rescues dogs.
38) Snowflakes fall
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In this illustrated poem in honor of the victims of the 2012 shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, falling snowflakes celebrate the uniqueness of life, its precious, simple moments, and the strength of memory.
39) My friend Earth
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Die-cut pages invite reader to explore how Earth is a friend to all creatures, watching over us as the year cycles through the seasons.
40) Nora's chicks
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Arriving on the American prairie in the hope of making a new home, Nora, a little girl from Russia, struggles with loneliness until Papa brings her a dozen chicks and two geese who follow Nora everywhere she goes.