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Patricia MacLachlan Books in Order

Patricia MacLachlan has written 63 books, published between 1970 and 2022. The first book is What You Know First (1970) and the newest is My Poet (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
63
Published
1970–2022
Pages on record
2,543 in 32 of 63 books
Reading time
42–64 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,543 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 32 of 63 titles with a page count on record.

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Patricia MacLachlan (March 3, 1938 to March 31, 2022), born Patricia Marie Pritzkau, was an American children's writer. MacLachlan's novel Sarah, Plain and Tall won the Newbery Medal in 1986 and gave its name to a series. The catalogue holds 63 books for young readers, including the Barkus series, Arthur, for the Very First Time and My Poet (2022). Family life, dogs, grandparents, friendship and frontier life are frequent subjects.

The Sarah, Plain and Tall series follows Sarah as she comes to live with a family on the prairie and becomes a mother figure to the children Anna and Caleb, with later books following their life together on the farm.

How many Patricia MacLachlan books are there?

Patricia MacLachlan has 63 books, released between 1970 and 2022. They include 3 series and 52 titles listed outside any series.

Patricia MacLachlan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 63 Patricia MacLachlan books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Sick Day by Patricia MacLachlan (1979)
  2. Cover of Cassie Binegar by Patricia MacLachlan (1980)
  3. Cover of Moon, Stars, Frogs, and Friends by Patricia MacLachlan (1980)
  4. Cover of Mama One, Mama Two by Patricia MacLachlan (1982)
  5. Cover of Tomorrow's Wizard by Patricia MacLachlan (1982)
  6. Cover of Seven Kisses in a Row by Patricia MacLachlan (1983)
  7. Cover of Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan, book 1 of the Sarah, Plain and Tall series (1985)
  8. Cover of The Facts And Fictions Of Minna Pratt by Patricia MacLachlan (1988)
  9. Cover of Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan, book 2 of the Sarah, Plain and Tall series (1994)
  10. Cover of All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan (1994)
  11. Cover of Caleb's Story by Patricia MacLachlan, book 3 of the Sarah, Plain and Tall series (2000)
  12. Cover of Painting the Wind by Patricia MacLachlan (2003)
  13. Cover of More Perfect Than The Moon by Patricia MacLachlan, book 4 of the Sarah, Plain and Tall series (2004)
  14. Cover of Bittle by Patricia MacLachlan (2004)
  15. Cover of Who Loves Me? by Patricia MacLachlan (2005)
  16. Cover of Grandfather's Dance by Patricia MacLachlan, book 5 of the Sarah, Plain and Tall series (2006)
  17. Cover of Once I Ate a Pie by Patricia MacLachlan (2006)
  18. Cover of Edward's Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan (2007)
  19. Cover of Fiona Loves the Night by Patricia MacLachlan (2007)
  20. Cover of The True Gift by Patricia MacLachlan (2009)
  21. Cover of I Didn't Do It by Patricia MacLachlan (2010)
  22. Cover of Word After Word After Word by Patricia MacLachlan (2010)
  23. Cover of Before You Came by Patricia MacLachlan (2011)
  24. Cover of Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan (2011)
  1. 1
    What You Know FirstTrophy Picture Books #31970 · confirmed 2/4
    1970–
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  2. 2
    Through Grandpa's EyesReading Rainbow #21971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  3. 3
    The Sick Day1979 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197932
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  4. 4
    Cassie Binegar1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  5. 5
    Arthur, for the Very First Time1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  6. 6
    Moon, Stars, Frogs, and Friends1980 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198032
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  7. 7
    Mama One, Mama Two1982 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198232
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  8. 8
    Tomorrow's Wizard1982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  9. 9
    Seven Kisses in a Row1983 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198356
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  10. 10
    Unclaimed Treasures1984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  11. 11
    Sarah, Plain and TallSarah, Plain and Tall #11985 · 67 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198567
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  12. 12
    The Facts And Fictions Of Minna Pratt1988 · 136 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988136
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  13. 13
    Three Names1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  14. 14
    Journey1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  15. 15
    Baby1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  16. 16
    SkylarkSarah, Plain and Tall #21994 · 86 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199486
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  17. 17
    All the Places to Love1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  18. 18
    Caleb's StorySarah, Plain and Tall #32000 · 134 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000134
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  19. 19
    Painting the Wind2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  20. 20
    More Perfect Than The MoonSarah, Plain and Tall #42004 · 79 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200479
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  21. 21
    Bittle2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  22. 22
    Who Loves Me?2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  23. 23
    Grandfather's DanceSarah, Plain and Tall #52006 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200696
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  24. 24
    Once I Ate a Pie2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  25. 25
    Edward's Eyes2007 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007116
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  26. 26
    Fiona Loves the Night2007 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200740
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  27. 27
    The True Gift2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  28. 28
    I Didn't Do It2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  29. 29
    Word After Word After Word2010 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010128
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  30. 30
    Before You Came2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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Patricia MacLachlan series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Patricia MacLachlan books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Barkus in order

3 books
  1. 1. Barkus
  2. 2. Barkus Dog Dreams
  3. 3. The Most Fun

Boxcar Children Mysteries in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Boxcar Children Beginning: The Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm

Reading Rainbow in order

1 book
  1. 2. Through Grandpa's Eyes

Trophy Picture Books in order

1 book
  1. 3. What You Know First

Standalone books

52 books

52 Patricia MacLachlan titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Patricia MacLachlan books in order?

You only need to read Patricia MacLachlan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Patricia MacLachlan

Start with Sarah, Plain and Tall (1985), the first Sarah, Plain and Tall book. The earliest catalogued title overall is What You Know First (1970).

What is the newest Patricia MacLachlan book?

My Poet (2022) is the newest Patricia MacLachlan book released so far.

Is there a new Patricia MacLachlan book coming?

No next Patricia MacLachlan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Patricia MacLachlan has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Patricia MacLachlan. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Newbery Medal1986Won

Patricia MacLachlan at a glance

Died
Patricia MacLachlan died in 2022, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Patricia MacLachlan on record dates from 2022.
Release pace
Patricia MacLachlan books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,543 pages across the 32 of 63 books with a recorded length, a median of 73 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Patricia MacLachlan books, 28 of 63, were published in the 2010s.

What the Patricia MacLachlan books are about

52 of the 63 Patricia MacLachlan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 33 of 52. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.