From the Newbery Medal-winning author of "Sarah, Plain and Tall" comes a deeply stirring, delicately lyrical portrait of a child and his family who give a stranger an amazing gift when the man is in desperate need of a miracle.

Patricia MacLachlan (1938–2022) was the author of many well-loved novels and picture books, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal; its sequels, Skylark and Caleb’s Story; Edward’s Eyes; The True Gift; Waiting for the Magic; White Fur Flying; Fly Away; and Snow Horses. She lived in western Massachusetts.