Patricia MacLachlan

Fiona explores the nighttime wonders of the outdoors, from the sounds of the owl and mockingbird to flowers that bloom only in the dark.

On a snowy New Year's Eve, two black horses pull a sleigh through town, spreading love and joy to the community.

Taking care of a baby left with them at the end of the tourist season helps a family come to terms with the death of their own infant son.

Teddy is a gifted dog. Raised in a cabin by a poet named Sylvan, he grew up listening to sonnets read aloud and the comforting clicking of a keyboard. Although Teddy understands words, Sylvan always told him there are only two kinds of people in the world who can hear Teddy speak: poets and children. Then one day Teddy learns that Sylvan was right. When Teddy finds Nickel and Flora trapped in a snowstorm, he tells them that he will bring them home?and...

Thirteen dogs tell their stories in simple poems.

A young boy describes the favorite places that he shares with his family on his grandparents' farm and in the nearby countryside.

During her family's first summer in a weathered old house by the sea, Cassie learns to accept change and to find her own space.

Collects poems from the perspective of various cats who love, stalk, and sleep.

Die-cut pages invite reader to explore how Earth is a friend to all creatures, watching over us as the year cycles through the seasons.