Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Book Awards Reading Challenge (Newbery)

SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL
Patricia MacLachlan
Personal Rating: 3.5/5
Yearly Count: 62




I thought this was a sweet, short book for young children. It would be a great prelude to the LITTLE HOUSE (Wilder) series.

Sarah, who just happens to be "plain and tall" answers an ad in the newspaper from a man who is looking for a wife due to his wife's death during childbirth. While other attempts had failed, the father continues to seek companionship and help in raising his children. What a blessing it is when Sarah responds.

14 comments:

  1. Oh goodness, I remember the librarian reading this book to us in 4th? grade! That's pretty much all I remember about it...

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  2. Trish ~ This is a great time for me to pick up those Newbery winners that I never read or heard. Even if a librarian had read it to me, I wouldn't have listened. :)

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  3. Anonymous5:11 PM

    I never realized the movie was based on a book. Too bad it sounds like the book is a little young for my niece. I'll have to keep it in mind though, the movie was quite nice.

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  4. I liked the movie - but have never read the book. It sounds like a sweet and easy read.

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  5. Sounds interesting. I will have to check it out.

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  7. I liked this book and the sequel, which my son and I read together when he was 9, I think. I agree it would be a nice companion piece to the Little House books :)

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  8. Carrie K ~ I didn't remember there was a movie. :)

    Me ~ Sweet and easy, yes, indeed.

    Myutopia ~ If you like children's book, this is a nice one.

    Laura ~ Thanks Laura! :)

    Gentle Reader ~ I didn't know it had a sequel. Hmmmm Thank you.

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  9. The sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall is called Skylark, and takes place after Sarah and Papa are married, and it's also good!

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  10. Gentle Reader ~ Thank you! I just looked it up and there are two more after SKYLARK. There's CALEB'S STORY, then MORE PERFECT THAN THE MOON.

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  11. Joy - clearly you don't have my obsession for Christopher Walken! ;)

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  12. Carrie K ~ Apparently not, because I don't even know who Christopher Walken is!!! Please explain, I want to be enlightened! :)

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  13. Now that you mention it, I remember hearing about Caleb's story! And Christopher Walken is the actor who plays the father in the movie version of Sarah, Plain and Tall, and I want to say that Glenn Close plays Sarah. I think it was made for TV awhile back. Christopher Walken is a character actor and surprisingly, a song and dance man, who has been in a million movies, things as various as movie adaptations of Stephen King novels, and a beloved guest host on Saturday Night Live. Anyone know the "more cowbell" skit with Will Ferrell? Hilarious!

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  14. Gentle Reader ~ I think I gave away the fact that I'm not a movie watcher. :)

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