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Patricia MacLachlan Books in Order
Patricia MacLachlan is a celebrated author, deeply rooted in the American prairie where she grew up. Her childhood experiences continue to inspire her writing, and as a reminder of her roots, she carries a small bag of prairie soil with her always. A prolific writer of novels and picture books, MacLachlan's works have become beloved by readers of all ages. She is the acclaimed author of Sarah, Plain and Tall, a Newbery Medal-winning novel, as well as its sequels, Skylark and Caleb's Story, and the poignant novel Three Names, beautifully illustrated by Mike Wimmer. Currently, MacLachlan resides in western Massachusetts, where she continues to craft stories that touch the hearts of readers worldwide.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Patricia MacLachlan's book series? Patricia MacLachlan has written 7 book series. The most notable is the Barkus series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Patricia MacLachlan
- #1
Barkus(2017) - #2
Barkus Dog Dreams(2018) - #3
The Most Fun(2021)
- #1
The Boxcar Children Beginning: The Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm(2012)
- #1
The Sick Day(1979) - #2
Moon, Stars, Frogs, and Friends(1980) - #3Mama One, Mama Two(1982)
- #4Three Names(1991)
- #5
All the Places to Love(1994) - #6Painting the Wind(2003)
- #7Bittle(2004)
- #8Who Loves Me?(2005)
- #9Once I Ate a Pie(2006)
- #10Fiona Loves the Night(2007)
- #11I Didn't Do It(2010)
- #12
Before You Came(2011) - #13
Your Moon, My Moon(2011) - #14
Lala Salama(2011) - #15
Nora's Chicks(2013) - #16
Snowflakes Fall(2013) - #17
Cat Talk(2013) - #18
You Were the First(2013) - #19
The Iridescence of Birds(2014) - #20
The Moon's Almost Here(2016) - #21
Someone Like Me(2017) - #22Barkus(2017)
- #23
Little Robot Alone(2018) - #24Barkus Dog Dreams(2018)
- #25
Chicken Talk(2019) - #26
The Hundred-Year Barn(2019) - #27
My Friend Earth(2020) - #28
When Grandfather Flew(2021) - #29
My Poet(2022)
- #1
Over the River and Through the Wood (By: Lydia Maria Francis Child)(1844) - #2Through Grandpa's Eyes(1971)
- #3
My Puppy Is Born (By: Joanna Cole)(1973) - #4
I Have a Sister--My Sister Is Deaf (By: Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson)(1977) - #5
Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems (By: Eloise Greenfield)(1978) - #6
Eats (By: Arnold Adoff)(1979) - #7
Mummies Made in Egypt (By: Aliki)(1979) - #8
"Could Be Worse!" (By: James Stevenson)(1979) - #9
Hot-Air Henry (By: Mary Calhoun)(1981) - #10
Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe (By: Vera B. Williams)(1981) - #11
Just Us Women (By: Jeannette Franklin Caines)(1982) - #12
The Philharmonic Gets Dressed (By: Karla Kuskin)(1982) - #13
A Medieval Feast (By: Aliki)(1983) - #14
Truck Song (By: Diane Siebert)(1984) - #15
Dabble Duck (By: Anne Leo Ellis)(1984) - #16
George Shrinks (By: William Joyce)(1985) - #17
A Three Hat Day (By: Laura Geringer)(1985) - #18
Maps and Globes (By: Jack Knowlton)(1985) - #19
The Paper Crane (By: Molly Bang)(1985) - #20
Lights! Camera! Action!: How a Movie Is Made (By: Gail Gibbons)(1985) - #21
How a Book Is Made (By: Aliki)(1986) - #22
I Like the Music (By: Leah Komaiko)(1987) - #23
Bugs (By: Nancy Winslow Parker)(1987) - #24
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters (By: John Steptoe)(1987) - #25
An Enchanted Hair Tale (By: Alexis De Veaux)(1987) - #26
Sunken Treasure (By: Gail Gibbons)(1988) - #27
Storms (By: Seymour Simon)(1989) - #28
Galimoto (By: Karen Lynn Williams)(1990) - #29
How Many Stars in the Sky? (By: Lenny Hort)(1991) - #30
Water, Water Everywhere (By: Cynthia Overbeck Bix,Mark Rauzon)(1994) - #31
Dragons & Dreams(1986) - #32
It's Fine to Be Nine(2000) - #33It's Heaven to Be Seven(2000)
- #34It's Great to Be Eight(2000)
- #35
Fire and Wings: Dragon Tales from East and West(2002) - #36Acting Out(2008)
- #1Sarah, Plain and Tall(1985)
- #2Skylark(1994)
- #3Caleb's Story(2000)
- #4
More Perfect Than The Moon(2004) - #5
Grandfather's Dance(2006)
- #1
Cassie Binegar(1980) - #2Arthur, for the Very First Time(1980)
- #3Tomorrow's Wizard(1982)
- #4Seven Kisses in a Row(1983)
- #5Unclaimed Treasures(1984)
- #6
The Facts And Fictions Of Minna Pratt(1988) - #7Journey(1991)
- #8Baby(1993)
- #9
Edward's Eyes(2007) - #10The True Gift(2009)
- #11Word After Word After Word(2010)
- #12Waiting for the Magic(2011)
- #13Kindred Souls(2012)
- #14
White Fur Flying(2013) - #15
Prairie Days(2013) - #16
The Truth of Me(2013) - #17
Fly Away(2014) - #18
The Poet's Dog(2016) - #19
Just Dance(2017) - #20
My Father’s Words(2018) - #21
Dream Within a Dream(2019) - #22
A Secret Shared(2021) - #23
My Life Begins!(2022) - #24
Wondrous Rex(2020) - #25
Snow Horses(2022)
- #1
The Story Of Valentine's Day (By: Clyde Robert Bulla)(1965) - #2
The Folks in the Valley (By: Stefano Vitale,Jim Aylesworth)(1970) - #3What You Know First(1970)
- #4
How Little Porcupine Played Christmas (By: Joseph Slate)(1982) - #5
The Gunnywolf (By: A. Delaney)(1988) - #6
Cats Sleep Anywhere (By: Eleanor Farjeon)(1989) - #7
Good Books, Good Times! (By: Lee Bennett Hopkins)(1990) - #8
Sierra (By: Diane Siebert)(1991) - #9
Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa (By: William Steig)(1992) - #10
Sing to the Sun (By: Ashley Bryan)(1992) - #11
Radio Man/Don Radio (By: Arthur Dorros)(1993) - #12
The Korean Cinderella (By: Shirley Climo)(1993) - #13
My Visit to the Aquarium (By: Aliki)(1993) - #14
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea (By: Joyce Carol Thomas)(1993) - #15
The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus (By: Aliki)(1994) - #16
Good Rhymes, Good Times (By: Lee Bennett Hopkins)(1995) - #17
The Story of Christmas (By: Barbara Cooney)(1995) - #18
Buz (By: Richard Egielski)(1995) - #19
Just My Dad and Me (By: Leah Komaiko)(1995) - #20
Now I Will Never Leave the Dinner Table (By: Patricia Marx,Jane Read Martin)(1996) - #21
Wild and Woolly Mammoths (By: Aliki)(1996) - #22
Market Day (By: Eve Bunting)(1996) - #23
Going Home (By: Eve Bunting)(1996) - #24
The Story of Kwanzaa (By: Donna L. Washington)(1996) - #25
The Story of Passover (By: Norma Simon)(1997) - #26
For the Love of the Game (By: Eloise Greenfield)(1997) - #27
Detective Donut and the Wild Goose Chase (By: Bruce Whatley,Rosie Smith)(1997) - #28
Moonstick (By: Eve Bunting)(1997) - #29
Show & Tell Day (By: Anne Rockwell)(1997) - #30
Inch by Inch (By: David Mallett)(1997) - #31
The Story of Easter (By: Andrew Langley)(1998) - #32
I Have Heard of a Land (By: Joyce Carol Thomas)(1998) - #33
Muscles (By: Seymour Simon)(1998) - #34
William Shakespeare And The Globe (By: Aliki)(1999) - #35
Grandpa's Teeth (By: Rod Clement)(1999) - #36
My Visit To The Zoo (By: Aliki)(1999) - #37
Thanksgiving Day (By: Anne Rockwell)(1999) - #38
The Irish Cinderlad (By: Shirley Climo)(2000) - #39
Art Dog (By: Thacher Hurd)(2004) - #40
The Toy Brother (By: William Steig)(2016) - #41
The Seashore Book (By: Charlotte Zolotow)(2017) - #42
You're Just What I Need (By: Ruth Krauss)(2019)
About Patricia MacLachlan
Patricia MacLachlan is a celebrated author, deeply rooted in the American prairie where she grew up. Her childhood experiences continue to inspire her writing, and as a reminder of her roots, she carries a small bag of prairie soil with her always. A prolific writer of novels and picture books, MacLachlan's works have become beloved by readers of all ages. She is the acclaimed author of Sarah, Plain and Tall, a Newbery Medal-winning novel, as well as its sequels, Skylark and Caleb's Story, and the poignant novel Three Names, beautifully illustrated by Mike Wimmer. Currently, MacLachlan resides in western Massachusetts, where she continues to craft stories that touch the hearts of readers worldwide.
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