Sarah, Plain and Tall

Sarah, Plain and Tall
Drawing of a girl watching a woman cut a boy's hair
First hardcover edition
AuthorPatricia MacLachlan
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's novel
PublisherHarper & Row
Publication date
April 1985
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages58
ISBN0-06-024102-0
OCLC11372082
LC ClassPZ7.M2225 Sar 1985
Followed bySkylark 

Sarah, Plain and Tall is a children's book written by Patricia MacLachlan and the winner of the 1986 Newbery Medal,[1] the 1986 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction,[2] and the 1986 Golden Kite Award.[3] It explores themes of loneliness, abandonment, and coping with change.

The book was adapted as both a television film in 1991[4] and a one-act children's musical that was performed Off-Broadway in 2002.[5] It was followed by four sequels exploring the Witting family after Sarah's arrival called Skylark, Caleb's Story, More Perfect Than the Moon, and Grandfather's Dance.[6]

  1. ^ "Sarah, Plain and Tall | Awards & Grants". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  2. ^ O'Dell, Scott. "Scott O'Dell". www.scottodell.com. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  3. ^ sysadmin (2015-04-24). "Sarah, Plain and Tall". Smithsonian's History Explorer. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
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  6. ^ MacLachlan, Patricia (2013-06-25). Grandfather's Dance. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-228574-4.