Patricia MacLachlan

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Patricia MacLachlan (born March 3, 1938 in Cheyenne, Wyoming) is a bestselling U.S. children's author, best known for winning the 1986 Newbery Medal for her book Sarah, Plain and Tall. The book was later turned into a TV movie starring Glenn Close.

Her current projects include two books she's co-written with her daughter, Emily MacLachlan: Bittle and Painting the Wind. She lives in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. Patricia attended the University of Connecticut and married Robert MacLachlan.

Patricia MacLachlan is also a board member of the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance [1] a national not-for-profit that actively advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries.

Other books by her include Baby, which was also adapted into film.

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