Patricia MacLachlan

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.

Eight-year-old Cassie Witting is upset when she finds out that her mother, Sarah, is expecting a baby, but writing in the journal that belonged to her brother Caleb helps her sort out her feelings and understand that Sarah will always love her.

As Emma grieves the loss of her grandfather, she reflects on their shared love of birdwatching.

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...

Sequel to : Sarah, plain and tall. When a draught tests the commitment of a mail-order bride from Maine to her new home on the prairie, her stepchildren hope they will be able to remain a family.

A mother relates the events of a peaceful day along the banks of Lake Tanganyika to her baby, wrapped up and ready for sleep.

When Little Robot finds a creative solution to his lonliness he gets straight to work on shaping the perfect companion out of metal, and affectionately names him Little Dog.

"If you were a boy named Henri Matisse who lived in a dreary French town where there were gray skies and you wanted color and light and sun, what might you become?" --flyleaf.

Presents the three stories about mail-order bride Sarah and her life on the prairie with her new husband Jacob and stepchildren Anna and Caleb.