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Those who appreciate Archer’s work will want to purchase or borrow this book to experience the stunning collages. To whom would you recommend this book? Fans of MacLachlan’s other works will find equal delight in this book. The poetic narrative lulls and soothes while Archer’s museum quality collages are worthy of multiple views as they are truly a feast for one’s eyes. Its unique prairie experiences also seem quite common and relatable, allowing all children to reflect on their summer days and nights as they use the narrator’s story as the mirror.

What did you like about the book? Prairie Days is a reminiscent memoir of a childhood well spent. (Mar.Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 This stirring novel's flawlessly crafted dialogue and imagery linger long after the final, hopeful message is delivered-by Caleb, who looks ahead to the spring, when flowers will return, the river will run again, and Sarah will have ``our baby.'' There are worlds in MacLachlan's words. Micha Archer illustrated The Wise Fool, Lola’s Fandango, Prairie Days, and Snow Horses, and wrote and illustrated Daniel Finds a Poem. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. Patricia MacLachlan (19382022) was the author of many well-loved novels and picture books, including Sarah, Plain and Tall. Recalling the letters Jacob wrote to her before she first arrived on the prairie, Sarah tells Anna, ``I loved what was between the lines most.'' Indeed, there is a great deal found between the lines of MacLachlan's own writing, which so neatly presents a very real setting and enormously powerful characters, yet leaves spaces for readers to fill in as they like. Read reviews and buy Prairie Days - by Patricia MacLachlan (Hardcover) at Target. When the family returns to the farm, Sarah takes a stick and writes her name in the dirt. Sarah has news, too: she expects a baby in the spring. He finally comes to Maine, with word that rain has fallen back home. Though enchanted by the verdancy and the sea, Anna and Caleb miss the prairie terribly. It isn't!'' After the barn burns one night-struck by lightning, ironically unaccompanied by rain-Sarah takes the children to stay with her aunts in Maine. She cries out that Jacob ``once said his name was written in this land, but mine isn't.

As wells dry up and neighbors move away, Sarah is increasingly on edge, not so firmly rooted as her husband, Jacob. A devastating drought descends on the prairie Anna, the narrator, and her brother, Caleb, dream of rain, and the boy puts a glass out on the fence post to catch the drops when they fall. Everybody was happy.'' But the cloudless sky is not a good omen. Caleb was so excited and happy that he burst into tears. There were no clouds in the sky, and Papa picked Sarah up in his arms and whirled her around and around, her white dress and veil surrounding him like the summer wind. The magnificent sequel to MacLachlan's Newbery-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall opens on a joyous note: ``Papa married Sarah on a summer day.