Patricia Polacco, author portrait

Patricia Polacco

Patricia Polacco is the beloved New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of more than sixty picture books, including Chicken SundayPink and Say, and Thank You, Mr. Falker. She lives in Union City, Michigan, where she enjoys speaking to the myriad of children who come to visit her and the famous meteor, the object of one of Patricia’s best-known stories. You can visit Patricia Polacco at PatriciaPolacco.com.
Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair
In Our Mothers' House
The Junkyard Wonders
Holes in the Sky
Ginger and Petunia
Mr. Lincoln's Way
The Mermaid's Purse
An A From Miss Keller
Mr. Wayne's Masterpiece
Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln
Gifts of the Heart
Bully
The Art of Miss Chew
Thank You, Mr. Falker
Bun Bun Button
January's Sparrow
Picnic at Mudsock Meadow
The Butterfly
Emma Kate
Christmas Tapestry
For the Love of Autumn
The Lemonade Club
When Lightning Comes in a Jar
Mommies Say Shhh!
Something About Hensley's
Rotten Richie and the Ultimate Dare
G is for Goat
An Orange for Frankie
John Philip Duck
Oh, Look!
Welcome Comfort
Mrs. Mack
I Can Hear the Sun
Babushka Baba Yaga
The Bee Tree
Chicken Sunday

Books

Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair
In Our Mothers' House
The Junkyard Wonders
Holes in the Sky
Ginger and Petunia
Mr. Lincoln's Way
The Mermaid's Purse
An A From Miss Keller
Mr. Wayne's Masterpiece
Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln
Gifts of the Heart
Bully
The Art of Miss Chew
Thank You, Mr. Falker
Bun Bun Button
January's Sparrow
Picnic at Mudsock Meadow
The Butterfly
Emma Kate
Christmas Tapestry
For the Love of Autumn
The Lemonade Club
When Lightning Comes in a Jar
Mommies Say Shhh!
Something About Hensley's
Rotten Richie and the Ultimate Dare
G is for Goat
An Orange for Frankie
John Philip Duck
Oh, Look!
Welcome Comfort
Mrs. Mack
I Can Hear the Sun
Babushka Baba Yaga
The Bee Tree
Chicken Sunday

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