Patricia MacLachlan
Patricia "Patty" MacLachlan (born March 3, 1938) is an American children's writer, who is best known for the 1986 Newbery Medal-winning novel Sarah, Plain and Tall which was later adapted as a TV movie starring Glenn Close and Christopher Walken.
She is a board member of the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance, a national not-for-profit that actively advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries.
Novels
Sarah, Plain and Tall (April 1985) — winner of the 1986 Newbery Medal
Skylark (March 1994)
Caleb's Story (October 2001)
More Perfect Than the Moon (2004)
Grandfather's Dance 2009
Through Grandpa's Eyes (March 1980)
Mama One, Mama Two (1982)
Tomorrow's Wizard (1982)
Cassie Binegar (October 1982)
Seven Kisses in a Row (March 1983)
Unclaimed Treasures (July 1987)
Arthur, For the Very First Time (October 1987)
The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt (July 1988)
Journey (September 1991)
Three Names (September 1991)
Baby (October 1993)
All the Places to Love (May 1994)