- New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year
- Garden State Children's Book Award (New Jersey)
- ALA Booklist "Best of the ’80s"
- Charlie May Simon Book Award (Arkansas)
- Newbery Medal
- Christopher Award
- Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
- Golden Kite Award
- ALA Notable Children’s Book
- ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice
- School Library Journal Best Book
- IRA/CBC Children's Choice
- Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts (NCTE)
- Horn Book Fanfare
- Library of Congress Children’s Books
- Jefferson Cup Award (Virginia)
- Jefferson Cup Award (Virginia)
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"Did Mama sing every day?"
Caleb asks his sister Anna.
"Every-single-day," she answers.
"Papa sang, too."
Their mother died the day after Caleb was born. Their house on the prairie is quiet now, and Papa doesn't sing anymore. Then Papa puts an ad in the paper, asking for a wife, and he receives a letter from one Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton, of Maine. Papa, Anna, and Caleb write back. Caleb asks if she sings.
Sarah decides to come for a month. She writes Papa: I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall, and Tell them I sing. Anna and Caleb wait and wonder. Will Sarah be nice? Will she like them? Will she stay?
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ISBN
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0064402053
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ISBN13
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9780064402057
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ON SALE
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8/3/2004
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96
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8 to 10
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5 1/8 x 7 5/8
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$5.99
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PRICE CAN $7.50
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Photo By John MacLachlan
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Patricia MacLachlan
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