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A Secret Shared by Patricia MacLachlan
$19.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
Newbery Medal–winning author Patricia MacLachlan paints a moving portrait of what it means to be a family, the power of love, and the importance of bringing the truth out into the light, in this beautiful and profound story about adoption, now available in paperback.Nora and Ben’s younger sister Birdy l ...Show more
Barkus: Book 1 (Dog Books for Kids, Children's Book Series, Books for Early Readers) by Patricia MacLachlan
$13.99 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction 5-9-year-olds | Series: Barkus Ser.
The exuberant Barkus and his lucky young owner jump, whirl, and twirl across the pages of this critically celebrated series from a Newbery Medal-winning author. The straight-forward text is accessible for even the newest independent reader, while the warm, humorous story and vibrant, energetic images ma ...Show more
Cat Talk by Patricia MacLachlan
$29.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
Princess Sheba Darling is a beauty queen. Romeo is a lover. Tuck knows the coziest spots to sleep. Eddie has a job to do. From cuddler to troublemaker, kitten to tom, cats have a lot to say. Authors Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest and illustrator Barry Moser give voice to and celebrate ...Show more
Dog Dreams (Barkus #2) by Patricia Maclachlan
$14.99 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction 5-9-year-olds
"Fans will be begging for more." - Horn Book Magazine "The charm is infectious."-- New York Times From Newbery-award winning author Patricia MacLachlan comes the second book in the delightful Barkus series. Now in paperback The lovable Barkus and his lucky young owner romp through the pages of this ...Show more
Kindred Souls by Patricia MacLachlan
$26.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
Jake's grandfather, Billy, hears the talk of birds, is eighty-eight years old, and is going to live forever. Even when Billy gets sick, Jake knows that everything will go on as always. But there's one thing Billy wants: to rebuild the sod house where he grew up. Can Jake give him this one special thing? ...Show more
Kindred Souls by Patricia MacLachlan
$11.99 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction 5-9-year-olds
With the sure touch she brought to the beloved Newbery Medal winner Sarah, Plain and Tall, in Kindred Souls Patricia MacLachlan guides children into the understanding that death is a natural part of life. Ten-year-old Jake has always been close to his grandfather Billy--so close that Jake's mother call ...Show more
My Father's Words by Patricia MacLachlan
$16.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
Patricia MacLachlan, beloved author of the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall, has crafted another lyrical and touching novel for young readers about finding hope after the loss of a loved one. Now in paperback, this short, moving novel received four starred reviews. Declan O'Brien always had ...Show more
My Life Begins! by Patricia MacLachlan
$19.99 NZD
Category: Humour
From the celebrated author of Sarah, Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan, comes another humorous and poignant early middle grade novel. My Life Begins! explores how life begins for Jacob when his triplet sisters are born, and how siblings get to know each other as time, and love, evolve. Jacob is nine y ...Show more
Nora's Chicks by Patricia MacLachlan
$29.99 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
From Newbery Medalist Patricia MacLachlan comes a reassuring story about new beginnings and making friends. Nora and her family have just arrived from Russia and are making a new home on the American frontier. The prairie is very different from the forested hills Nora is used to. Most of all, it's lonel ...Show more
Someone Like Me by Chris (ILT) Patricia; Sheban MacLachlan
$27.99 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
A well crafted, uniquely told picture book about how someone might grow up to be a writer, from the author of the Newbery Award - winning classic Sarah, Plain and Tall. If you were a little girl who listened to stories over and over and over and who read books every night, every day, even as her mother ...Show more
The Iridescence of Birds: A Book about Henri Matisse by Patricia MacLachlan
$37.99 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
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 acclai ...Show more
The Poet's Dog by Patricia MacLachlan
$22.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
Teddy is a gifted dog. Raised in a cabin by a poet named Sylvan, he grew up listening to sonnets read aloud and the comforting clicking of a keyboard. Although Teddy understands words, Sylvan always told him there are only two kinds of people in the world who can hear Teddy speak: poets and children.The ...Show more