Born: 07/11/1944   Lansing , MI
Parents: William (TV talk show host) and Mary Ellen Barber (teacher)
Spouse: (2nd) Enzo Mario Polacco (a chef and cooking instructor)
Children: Steven John and Traci Denise
Address(es):
Permanent :
118 Berry St.
Union City , MI 49094
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.patriciapolacco.com
Email : [email protected]

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Tucky Jo and Little Heart	Fiction , Picture Book	Adult	New York: Simon & Schuster	2015
	Fiona's Lace	Picture Book	Children	New York : Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers	2014
	The Blessing Cup	Picture Book	Children	New York : Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers	2013
	Bully	Picture Book	Children	New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons	2012
	The Art of Miss Chew	Picture Book	Children	New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons	2012
	Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln - Battle of Atietam	Historical Fiction , Picture Book	Children	New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons	2011
	In Our Mother's House - Three young children experience the joys and challenges of being raised by two mothers.	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2009
	January's Sparrow - Underground Railroad	Historical Fiction , Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2009
	For the Love of Autumn	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2008
	Someone for Mr. Sussman - Although she is the best matchmaker in the neighborhood, Jerome's Bubbie has a hard time finding a match for the fussy Mr. Sussman.	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2008
	Ginger and Petunia	Humor , Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2007
	The Lemonade Club - When Marilyn and her teacher, Miss Wichelman, both get cancer, they encourage each other and, aided by medical treatments and support from friends, they get better.	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2007
	Something About Hensley's	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2006
	Emma Kate - Emma Kate and her best friend share many activities, such as homework and soccer practice, and even have their tonsils out at the same time.	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2005
	Mommies Say Shhh!	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2005
	The Graves Family Goes Camping	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2005
	An Orange for Frankie - Frankie and his eight brothers and sisters learn lessons about giving, family, and tradition during a snowy Michigan Christmas long ago.	Michigan , Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2004
	John Philip Duck - During the Depression, a young Memphis boy trains his pet duck to do tricks in the fountain of a grand hotel and ends up becoming the Duck Master of the Peabody Hotel.	Historical Fiction , Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2004
	Oh, Look!	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2004
	G is for Goat - Alphabet Book	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2003
	The Graves Family - Haunted House Story	Michigan , Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2003
	A Christmas Tapestry - A tapestry that is being used to cover a hole in a church wall at Christmas brings together an elderly couple who were separated during World War II.	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2002
	When Lightning Comes in a Jar - Family Reunion	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2002
	Betty Doll - Whenever Mary Ellen needed Betty Doll, she was there. Through the fierce Michigan thunderstorms and the snowy blizzards.	Michigan , Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2001
	Mr. Lincoln's Way - When Mr. Lincoln, "the coolest principal in the whole world," discovers that Eugene, the school bully, knows a lot about birds, he uses this interest to help Eugene overcome his intolerance.	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2001
	The Butterfly - During the Nazi occupation of France, Monique's mother hides a Jewish family in her basement and tries to help them escape to freedom.	Historical Fiction , Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	2000
	Luba and the Wren	Folklore , Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1999
	Thank You, Mr. Falker - At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem.	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1999
	Welcome Comfort - Welcome Comfort, a lonely foster child, is assured by his friend the school custodian that there is a Santa Claus.	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1999
	Mrs. Mack - The author remembers the summer when she was ten years old and staying with her father in Michigan where she took riding lessons and became best friends with a perfect horse.	Michigan , Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1998
	In Enzo's Splendid Gardens	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1997
	Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair - Aunt Chip saves the town of Triple Creek, where everyone has forgotten how to read because of the invasion of television.	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1996
	I Can Hear the Sun: A Modern Myth - Homeless persons	Folklore , Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1996
	The Trees of the Dancing Goats - During a scarlet fever epidemic one winter in Michigan, a Jewish family helps make Christmas special for their sick neighbors by making their own Hanukkah miracle.	Michigan , Picture Book	Children	New York, N.Y. : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers	1996
	Babushka's Mother Goose - Presents a collection of traditional rhymes, rewritten to feature Russian characters and scenes.	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1995
	My Ol' Man - A girl recalls the special summer spent in Michigan with her yarn-spinning father and a magic rock.	Michigan , Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1995
	Firetalking - Meet the author series	Biography , Michigan	Children	Katonah, N. Y. : R. C. Owen	1994
	My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother - Sibling Rivalry	Picture Book	Children	New York : Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers	1994
	Pink and Say - Chronicles the frienship of Pink, a fifteen-year-old African-American Union soldier, and Say, his poor white comrade, as one nurses the other back to health from a battle wound and the two of them are imprisoned at Andersonville.	Historical Fiction , Michigan History , Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1994
	Tikvah Means Hope	Picture Book	Children	New York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers	1994
	Babushka Baba Yaga	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1993
	The Bee Tree	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1993
	Chicken Sunday - To thank Miss Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell decorated eggs to buy her a beautiful Easter hat.	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1992
	Mrs. Katz and Tush	Picture Book	Children	New York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers	1992
	Picnic at Mudsock Meadow	Picture Book	Children	New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons	1992
	Appelemando's Dreams - Because he spends his time dreaming, the villagers are convinced that Appelemando will never amount to much but in time his dreams change the village and all the people in it.	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1991
	Some Birthday!	Picture Book	Children	New York : Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers	1991
	Babushka's Doll	Picture Book	Children	New York : Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers	1990
	Just Plain Fancy - Naomi, an Amish girl and her peacock egg.	Picture Book	Children	New York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers	1990
	Thunder Cake - Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1990
	Uncle Vova's Tree - Family gathers to celebrate Christmas in the Russian Tradition	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1989
	Boat Ride with Lillian Two Blossom - A mysterious Indian woman takes William and Mabel on a strange boat ride and answers their questions about the wind, the rain, and the changing nature of the sky.	Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1988
	Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic, Sung in the Year 1888 - Author Ernest Lawrence Thayer	Picture Book	Children	New York : Putnam & Grosset Group	1988
	Rechenka's Eggs - An injured goose rescued by Babushka, having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter Festival in Moscva, lays thirteen marvelously colored eggs to replace them, then leaves behind one final miracle in egg form before returning to her own kind.	Fiction , Picture Book	Children	New York : Philomel Books	1988
	The Keeping Quilt - A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.	Picture Book	Children	New York : Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers	1988
	Meteor! - A quiet rural community is dramatically changed when a meteor crashes down in the front yard of the Gaw family.	Michigan , Picture Book	Children	New York : Dodd, Mead	1987
	- Many of her books have been made into sound recordings, video recordings, and have teaching kits.		Children

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