Sarah, Plain and Tall Books in Order
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan contains 5 books, published between 1985 and 2006. The first book is Sarah, Plain and Tall (1985) and the newest is Grandfather's Dance (2006). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 1985–2006
- Total pages
- 462 across 5 books
- Reading time
- 7.7–12 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 462 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Sarah, Plain and Tall is a children's series by Patricia MacLachlan about the Witting family on the American prairie. Five books span 1985 to 2006: Sarah, Plain and Tall (1985), Skylark (1994), Caleb's Story (2000), More Perfect Than the Moon (2004) and Grandfather's Dance (2006). Stepmothers, frontier and pioneer life, droughts, grandfathers and fathers and sons are the recurring subjects. The sequence is complete.
How many Sarah, Plain and Tall books are there?
Sarah, Plain and Tall has 5 books, released between 1985 and 2006.
Sarah, Plain and Tall Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 5 Sarah, Plain and Tall 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.
- 1Sarah, Plain and Tall1985 · 67 pages · confirmed 1/41985671/4
- 2Skylark1994 · 86 pages · confirmed 1/41994861/4
- 3Caleb's Story2000 · 134 pages · confirmed 1/420001341/4
- 4More Perfect Than The Moon2004 · 79 pages · confirmed 1/42004791/4
- 5Grandfather's Dance2006 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42006961/4
Is there a chronological order for Sarah, Plain and Tall?
No separate chronological order is on record for Sarah, Plain and Tall, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Sarah, Plain and Tall books in order?
You should read the Sarah, Plain and Tall books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sarah, Plain and Tall book also stands alone.
Where to start with Sarah, Plain and Tall
Start with Sarah, Plain and Tall (1985), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sarah, Plain and Tall book?
Grandfather's Dance (2006) is the newest Sarah, Plain and Tall book released so far.
Is there a new Sarah, Plain and Tall book coming?
No next Sarah, Plain and Tall book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sarah, Plain and Tall at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Sarah, Plain and Tall title on record dates from 2006, 20 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Sarah, Plain and Tall books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 462 pages across all 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 86 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sarah, Plain and Tall books, 3 of 5, were published in the 2000s.
What the Sarah, Plain and Tall books are about
All 5 Sarah, Plain and Tall books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: frontier and pioneer life is tagged on 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Frontier and pioneer life 5 of 5 books
- Children's fiction 4 of 5 books
- Witting family (Fictitious characters) 3 of 5 books
- Grandfathers 2 of 5 books
- Stepmothers 2 of 5 books
- Adventure stories 1 of 5 books
- Infants 1 of 5 books
- Droughts 1 of 5 books
- Family life 1 of 5 books
- Fathers and sons 1 of 5 books
More books by Patricia MacLachlan
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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