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Narrated by:
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Glenn Close
About this listen
"Did Mama sing every day?" Caleb asks his sister Anna.
"Every-single-day", she answers. "Papa sang, too."
The Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter book series about the Witting family. Set in the late 19th century and told from young Anna's point of view, Sarah, Plain and Tall tells the story of how Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton comes from Maine to the prairie to answer Papa's advertisement for a wife and mother. Before Sarah arrives, Anna and her younger brother Caleb wait and wonder. Will Sarah be nice? Will she sing? Will she stay?
This children's literature classic is perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie books, historical fiction, and timeless stories using rich and beautiful language. Sarah, Plain and Tall gently explores themes of abandonment, loss and love.
This collection includes the first three books in the series: Sarah, Plain and Tall; Skylark; and Caleb's Story.
Supports the Common Core State Standards
Don't miss the next story about life on the Witting family farm. Make More Perfect Than the Moon your next listen.©1985, 1994, 2001 Patricia MacLachlan (P)2003 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
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The Blue Fairy Book (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Andrew Lang
- Narrated by: Pearl Hewitt, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Ulf Bjorklund, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
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The stories collected in the twelve volumes of Andrew Lang's Fairy Books of Many Colors have captivated generations of readers. In The Blue Fairy Book, the first in his legendary series, Lang compiled and edited tales from the Brothers Grimm, Madame d’Aulnoy, and French, Scandinavian, and Middle Eastern sources. He captured the folkloric traditions and dark origins of dozens of the world's best-known fairy-tale characters, including Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow-White, Cinderella, and Rumpelstiltskin.
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This Blue Fairy Book is such a classic! For lovers of Fairy Tales everywhere!
- By Kix66 on 05-24-23
By: Andrew Lang
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All-of-a-Kind Family
- By: Sydney Taylor
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
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It's the turn of the 20th century in New York's Lower East Side and a sense of adventure and excitement abounds for five young sisters. Follow along on their adventures and experience their holiday fun.
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Wonderful story about family life.
- By lavenderknitter on 10-27-15
By: Sydney Taylor
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A Year in Brambly Hedge
- By: Jill Barklem
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 1 hr
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The mice of Brambly Hedge have many adventures but they always have time for fun too. All through the year, they mark the seasons with feasts and festivities and, of course, the mice never miss an opportunity to meet and celebrate. This collection contains four classic stories following their adventures throughout the year.
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Approval
- By Jeremy Greening on 10-03-20
By: Jill Barklem
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The Green Ember
- By: S. D. Smith
- Narrated by: Joel Clarkson
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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Heather and Picket are extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake them, spilling them into a cauldron of misadventures. They discover that their own story is bound up in the tumult threatening to overwhelm the wider world.
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Not Just for The Elementary Age Group
- By Chelle on 08-27-15
By: S. D. Smith
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Wondrous Rex
- By: Patricia MacLachlan
- Narrated by: Cassandra Morris
- Length: 54 mins
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Grace’s aunt is a writer. She works with words every day and teaches Grace interesting words like “melancholy” and “delirious”. But Lily is often “flummoxed” by her writing. Her stories don’t go anywhere, her desk is a mess, and her writer’s group can’t help. So Lily posts an ad for an assistant: A writer of books needs an assistant, a coach, a helper for inspiration and some magic!
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The Ramona Quimby Audio Collection
- By: Beverly Cleary, Tracy Dockray
- Narrated by: Stockard Channing
- Length: 18 hrs and 56 mins
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Meet Ramona. She lives on Klickitat Street with her mother, father and big sister, Beezus. She’s not afraid of anything and is always up to something. And that’s just the beginning…. In this audio collection, join Ramona, one of Beverly Cleary’s most beloved characters, on all her wacky adventures!
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Ramona's Table of Contents
- By Amazon Buyer on 11-10-16
By: Beverly Cleary, and others
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The Boxcar Children Collection, Volume 1
- The Boxcar Children, Surprise Island, Yellow House Mystery
- By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory, Aimee Lilly
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
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The Boxcar Children: Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are orphans. Can they find a home where they can stay together as a family? Surprise Island: The Aldens spend the summer on their own private island. There they meet a new friend with an amazing secret! The Yellow House Mystery: Years ago, a man vanished from the yellow house on Surprise Island. Why? The Aldens have found a clue to the mystery!
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takes me back to my youth
- By Lynda on 07-16-22
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The Enchanted Collection
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Secret Garden, Black Beauty, The Wind in the Willows, Little Women (The Heirloom Collection)
- By: Anna Sewell, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Kenneth Grahame, and others
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden, Simon Vance, Michael Page, and others
- Length: 40 hrs and 40 mins
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This is a collection meant to be cherished for a lifetime. Whether encountering these cherished tales for the first or the 50th time, listeners will find enchantment in this collection.
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Love this collection!
- By greyseal on 05-14-15
By: Anna Sewell, and others
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The Boxcar Children Beginning
- The Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm
- By: Patricia MacLachlan
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
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Before they were the Boxcar Children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden lived with their parents on Fair Meadow Farm. Although times are hard, the Aldens are happy - “the best family of all,” Mama likes to say. One day, a blizzard hits the countryside, and a traveling family needs shelter. The Aldens take them in, and the strangers soon become friends. But things never stay the same at the farm, and the spring and summer bring events that will forever change their lives.
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Unnecessary
- By Nancy W on 06-26-20
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Best Family Ever
- By: Karen Kingsbury, Tyler Russell
- Narrated by: Rebekkah Ross, Tara Sands
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
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Brooke is the perfect older sister. For that reason, Kari and Ashley work hard to make their parents just as proud of them as they are of Brooke. Each girl has her own talents. Brooke is an excellent student. Kari is a great soccer player. Ashley, a talented artist. And they are always there for each other. But when the news comes that Dr. Baxter is moving the family from Ann Arbor to Bloomington, Indiana, and the Baxters need to leave the only home and friends they’ve ever known, no one is happy.
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love
- By sandy beets on 07-04-20
By: Karen Kingsbury, and others
What listeners say about Sarah, Plain and Tall Audio Collection
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- Rebekah Quinn
- 10-21-24
Narration
My daughter couldn’t wait to listen again! She wants more. A soothing voice was easy to follow and feel like you were with the characters in the room.
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- Leah Brock
- 07-09-21
An All-Time Favorite
Before now, my only exposure to these stories has been the ‘Hallmark Hall of Fame’ movies on television. In the past I’ve watched ‘Sarah, Plain and Tall’ and ‘Skylark’ many times. A few years ago I became visually impaired, so I bought the books on audio to continue my enjoyment of them.
It’s been many years since my last viewing of ‘Winter’s End’, but if my memory is correct, the movie is from Cassie’s POV. I much prefer the book ‘Caleb’s Story’ to the film version. It seems more poignant somehow. I love that the thread tying the 3rd book to its predecessors is Anna handing down the writing tradition to Caleb; he is now the Witting family chronicler.
I have immense love for the world MacLachlan has created and the characters that inhabit it. I foresee many repeat listens in my future.
One production note: the first book, ‘Sarah Plain and Tall’, has a constant noticeable background buzz to it. I listened to the sample for the stand-alone audio of Book 1 and it has the same buzzing sound. The other 2 books were fine.
Glenn Close is an acting goddess. Her voice-acting performance of these books equals the outstanding writing by MacLachlan.
Highly recommended. 5++ stars.
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- William Travis Swenson
- 11-18-24
peaceful calming listen
The books are narrated in a calm thoughtful way that inspires a feeling of peace and hope.
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- Lisa
- 09-08-13
Just lovely
This collection of three stories is delightful; I didn't know anything about 'Skylark' and 'Caleb's Story' so these were bonus treats for me. Lovely performance by Glenn Close.
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- Greyhound Girl
- 09-25-16
Wonderful story and performance
A story of family of a different time in history. A story of love, blended families , relationships and the importance of forgiveness. Recommend for any age.
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- Ernest
- 10-19-21
Wonderful
Better than I remembered.
I never knew there was a series!
My children loved it.
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- Dean Grady
- 11-16-24
Excellence narration & sweet stories
Enjoyable & wholesome stories. Each story has a different struggle to overcome and the characters grow in them.
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- Koreilly
- 09-02-16
My favorite audio book,because it appeals to all ages.A lovely story of brave people who work and enjoy each other..Its narrated
It's beautifully narrated by Glen Close and a love story that shows h ow one family survives when the odds are against them.
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- Nancy M
- 06-07-17
great story
This is in the vain of Little House on the Prairie but more grown up. There were real emotions shared with the characters
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- Leelee
- 02-13-24
the joy of the sheer simplicity of a loving family
The whole series was discovering the extreme importance of a together loving family. Not just Sarah and Jacob's family but they're relatives and their friends families as well. Fighting through the hardships and staying together and reaping the reward of that
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