16 Best childrens books like Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1) by Patricia MacLachlan

Cover of Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1) by Patricia MacLachlan

Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

By: Patricia MacLachlan

3.83

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter…

"I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall."

-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

"I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall."

-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

"There are always things to miss," said Maggie. "No matter where you are."

-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

"There are always things to miss," said Maggie. "No matter where you are."

-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

If you liked the childrens plot in Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1) by Patricia MacLachlan , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Sarah Whitcher's Story by Elizabeth Yates, Nora S. Unwin

1. Sarah Whitcher's Story

By: Elizabeth Yates , Nora S. Unwin

4.02

Format: 95 pages, Paperback

In Sarah Whitcher’s Story by award-winning author Elizabeth Yates, little Sarah follows a tiny bird… read more

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  • classics
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • school
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry, Wesley Dennis

2. Justin Morgan Had a Horse

By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

4.05

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Joel's face suddenly lit up as if he had thought of something for the first time. He spoke now to t… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
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3. The Bears on Hemlock Mountain

By: Helen Sewell , Alice Dalgliesh

3.81

Format: 58 pages, Paperback

Are there bears on Hemlock Mountain? One boy is about to find out in this classic tale. People hav… read more

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  • classics
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The Courage of Sarah Noble

By: Leonard Weisgard , Alice Dalgliesh

3.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

In 1707, young Sarah Noble and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for t… read more

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  • classics
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams

5. Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

Laura Ingalls and her family live deep in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Their log cabin is surrounded… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Botts, #1) by Paul O. Zelinsky, Beverly Cleary

6. Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Botts, #1)

By: Paul O. Zelinsky , Beverly Cleary

4.39

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Beverly Cleary's timeless Newbery Medal-winning book explores difficult topics like divorce, insecu… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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7. Shiloh (Shiloh, #1)

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

3.79

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it's love at first sig… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction

8. The American Indian Prayer Guide

By: None

3.90

Format: 256 pages,

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Cover of Stuart Little by E.B. White, Garth Williams

9. Stuart Little

By: E.B. White , Garth Williams

3.90

Format: 131 pages, Paperback

E.B. White's classic novel about one small mouse on a very big adventure! Stuart Little is no o… read more

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  • classics
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Well,"

-E.B. White, Stuart Little

"Very fine law,"

-E.B. White, Stuart Little

"(Not every doctor can look into a mouse's ear without laughing)"

-E.B. White, Stuart Little

"A shaft of sunlight at the end of a dark afternoon, a note of music, and the way the back of a baby’s neck smells if it’s mother keeps it tidy,"

-E.B. White, Stuart Little

Cover of The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White, Fred Marcellino

10. The Trumpet of the Swan

By: E.B. White , Fred Marcellino

4.10

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

Generations have grown up with E. B. White's classic novels. One of his best-loved books, The Trump… read more

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  • classics
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"When in love, one must take risks."

-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan

"Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom."

-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan

"Besides, my life is a catastrophe. It's a catastrophe to be without a voice."

-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan

"In almost everyone's life there is one event that changes the whole course of his existence."

-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan

Cover of The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes, Louis Slobodkin

11. The Hundred Dresses

By: Eleanor Estes , Louis Slobodkin

4.11

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

This Newbery Honor classic, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist, is a beautifully written tribute t… read more

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  • classics
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1) by Patricia MacLachlan

12. Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

By: Patricia MacLachlan

3.83

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter… read more

Similar categories in Patricia MacLachlan's Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1) book and Patricia MacLachlan's Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

  • classics
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
"I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall."

-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

"There are always things to miss," said Maggie. "No matter where you are."

-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

"My brother William is a fisherman, and he tells me that when he is in the middle of a fogbound sea the water is a color for which there is no name."

-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

Cover of Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) by Carol Ryrie Brink

13. Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

By: Carol Ryrie Brink

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to b… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
"Life is just a lot of everyday adventures."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

"But every redhead's temper has its limitations."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes on at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes one at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

14. The Cabin Faced West

By: Jean Fritz

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

Ann Hamilton's family has moved to the western frontier of Pennsylvania, and she misses her old hom… read more

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15. The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse, #1)

By: Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary , Louis Darling

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Pb-pb-b-b-b. Pb-pb-b-b-b." With these magic vocables, Ralph the mouse revs up a dream come true--h… read more

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16. The Whipping Boy

By: Peter Sís , Sid Fleischman

3.69

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

A shout comes echoing up the stairway "Fetch the whipping boy!" A young orphan named Jemmy rouses … read more

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17. The Corn Grows Ripe

By: None

4.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Newbery Honor Book Can Tigre find the strength and courage to support his family? When Tigre's fa… read more

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18. The Sign of the Beaver

By: Elizabeth George Speare

3.87

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring th… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

19. Island of the Blue Dolphins

By: Scott O'Dell

3.87

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"They were black like a lizard's and very large and, like the eyes of a lizard, could sometimes look sleepy."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

"Everyone in our tribe had two names, the real one which was secret and was seldom used, and one which was common, for if people use your secret name it becomes worn out and loses its magic."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

"Below me Rontu was running along the cliffs barking at the screaming gulls. Pelicans were chattering as they finished the blue water. But suddenly I thought of Tutok, and the island seemed very quiet."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

Cover of The Lewis & Clark Expedition by Richard L. Neuberger

20. The Lewis & Clark Expedition

By: Richard L. Neuberger

3.84

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

A Landmark History book. A highly readable account of the quintessentially American adventure of di… read more

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  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of The Landmark History of the American People, Volume 1: From Plymouth to the West by Daniel J. Boorstin

21. The Landmark History of the American People, Volume 1: From Plymouth to the West

By: Daniel J. Boorstin

3.94

Format: 169 pages, Paperback

A fascinating introduction to American culture as it has shaped and been shaped by events from the … read more

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  • childrens
  • school

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Elizabeth Yates , Nora S. Unwin

4.02

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Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

4.05

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Helen Sewell , Alice Dalgliesh

3.81

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3.33

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4.31

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4.18

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Kate DiCamillo , Chris Sheban

3.00

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4.00

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