Larkin's family welcomes Sophie into their home, caring for her and teaching her games and new words. They come to love this baby as their own, all the while knowing that eventually Sophie's mother will return one day to take her from them.
WINNER
| 1996 South Carolina Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1994 ALA Best Books for Young Adults
WINNER
| 1994 Texas Bluebonnet Award
NOMINEE
| 1996 Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award
Patricia Maclachlan, the author of numerous picture books and novels for children, is best known for her Newbery Medal–winning novel Sarah, Plain and Tall. Her other works include Journey, Baby, Waiting for the Magic, and Kindred Souls. Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, she attended the University of Connecticut and now lives in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, with her husband.
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Larkin's family welcomes Sophie into their home, caring for her and teaching her games and new words. They come to love this baby as their own, all the while knowing that eventually Sophie's mother will return one day to take her from them.
Awards
WINNER
| 1996 South Carolina Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1994 ALA Best Books for Young Adults
WINNER
| 1994 Texas Bluebonnet Award
NOMINEE
| 1996 Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award
Patricia Maclachlan, the author of numerous picture books and novels for children, is best known for her Newbery Medal–winning novel Sarah, Plain and Tall. Her other works include Journey, Baby, Waiting for the Magic, and Kindred Souls. Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, she attended the University of Connecticut and now lives in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, with her husband.
View titles by Patricia Maclachlan
