Patricia Maclachlan
43) White fur flying
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A sad and silent nine-year-old boy finds his voice when he moves next to a family that rescues dogs.
44) Fly away
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While in North Dakota helping her Aunt Frankie prepare for a possible flood, Lucy finds her voice as a poet with the help of her two-year-old brother Teddy, the rest of their family, and a few cows.
45) Nora's chicks
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Arriving on the American prairie in the hope of making a new home, Nora, a little girl from Russia, struggles with loneliness until Papa brings her a dozen chicks and two geese who follow Nora everywhere she goes.
46) Three Names
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Great-grandfather reminisces about going to school on the prairie with his dog Three Names.
48) I didn't do it
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Excited puppies relate such new discoveries as the mailman comes every day and food tastes better eaten off a human's plate.
49) Edward's eyes
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Edward is one of a large and close family that loves baseball, music, books, and each other, and when he unexpectedly dies and his parents donate his organs, his wonderful eyes go to a perfect recipient.
50) Who loves me?
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At bedtime, a cat in the window reassures a little girl that family members, friends, her dog, and even her brother love her.
54) Bittle
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Nigel the cat and Julia the dog think they will have no use for the new baby in their house, but after awhile they realize that they have come to love her.
55) Someone like me
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In this semi-autobiographical picture book, author Patricia MacLachlan relates what it might take to grow up to become a writer.
57) Before you came
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A mother relates how she spent time before her child arrived, then passes on a gift of days paddling a red canoe, reading in a pillow-filled hammock until dark, and watching the moon rise at night.
59) My poet
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"A little girl wants to write poetry. One sumer day, she explores a town on Cape Cod, along with the poet who lives nearby. Inspired by the life and craft of Mary Oliver."