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Patricia Polacco

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Patricia Barber Polacco is an American author and illustrator. Throughout her school years, Polacco struggled with reading but found relief by expressing herself through art. Polacco endured teasing and hid her disability until a school teacher recognized that she could not read and began to help her. Her book Thank You, Mr. Falker is Polacco's retelling of this encounter and its outcome. She also wrote such books as Mr. Lincoln's Way and The Lemonade Club.

Books

Thunder Cake
Thunder Cake
Patricia Polacco
Pink and Say
Pink and Say
Patricia Polacco
Thank You, Mr. Falker
Thank You, Mr. Falker
Patricia Polacco
The Bee Tree
The Bee Tree
Patricia Polacco
Thank You, Mr. Falker
Thank You, Mr. Falker
Patricia Polacco
Rechenka's Eggs
Rechenka's Eggs
Patricia Polacco
Chicken Sunday
Chicken Sunday
Patricia Polacco
The Junkyard Wonders
The Junkyard Wonders
Patricia Polacco
The Keeping Quilt
The Keeping Quilt
Patricia Polacco
Patricia Polacco
In Our Mothers' House
In Our Mothers' House
Patricia Polacco
Chicken Sunday
Chicken Sunday
Patricia Polacco
Babushka Baba Yaga
Babushka Baba Yaga
Patricia Polacco
For the Love of Autumn
For the Love of Autumn
Patricia Polacco
Palace of Books
Palace of Books
Patricia Polacco
Patricia Polacco, Harcourt School Publishers Staff
The Keeping Quilt
The Keeping Quilt
Patricia Polacco, Harcourt School Publishers Staff
Babushka's Doll
Babushka's Doll
Patricia Polacco
Mrs. Katz and Tush (Reading Rainbow Book)
Mrs. Katz and Tush (Reading Rainbow Book)
Patricia Polacco
The mermaid's purse
The mermaid's purse
Patricia Polacco
Uncle Isaaco
Uncle Isaaco
Patricia Polacco
An A from Miss Keller
An A from Miss Keller
Patricia Polacco

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