Known to millions of young readers as the author of 'Sarah, Plain and Tall,' she sought to counter 'condescending' books that tried to teach children lessons.
Award-winning children s book author Patricia MacLachlan, widely lauded for her spare, realistic stories about everyday family life, died on March 31 at her home in Williamsburg, Mass.; she was 84.
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