MacLachlan, Patricia

When Little Robot finds a creative solution to his loneliness he gets straight to work on shaping the perfect companion out of metal, and affectionately names him Little Dog.

Barkus is a large and very clever dog, and Baby is a cat, and together their adventures make life exciting for seven-year-old Nicky and her family.

Barkus is a large and very smart dog who comes to live with seven-year-old Nicky when Nicky's Uncle Everton goes traveling, and soon he is a family and school favorite.

"In this semi-autobiographical picture book, author Patricia MacLachlan relates what it might take to grow up to become a writer"--Provided by publisher.

Left by their mother with their grandparents, two children feel as if their past has been erased until Grandfather finds a way to restore it to them.

On a farm in the middle of the prairie, ten-year-old Sylvie struggles to understand why her mother gave up singing on stage while she sets off on an adventure of her own as the town reporter.