Blueberries for Sal

Robert McCloskey, Robert McCloskey

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English

Penguin Books Ltd
17 September 1948

Classic fiction (Children's&YA); Humorous stories (Children's&YA)

Caldecott Honor Book

What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A beloved classic is born!

Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter.

Meanwhile Sal's mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries! Will each mother go home with the right little one?

With its expressive line drawings and charming story, Blueberries for Sal has won readers' hearts since its first publication in 1948.

""The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day. All the color and flavor of the sea and pine-covered Maine countryside."" -School Library Journal, starred review.

By: Robert McCloskey
Illustrated by: Robert McCloskey
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 224mm, Width: 295mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 468g
ISBN: 9780670175918
ISBN 10: 0670175919
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 17 September 1948
Recommended Age: From 3 to 7 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) wrote and illustrated some of the most honored and enduring children's books ever published. He grew up in Hamilton, Ohio, and spent time in Boston, New York, and ultimately Maine, where he and his wife raised their two daughters. The first ever two-time Caldecott Medal winner, for Make Way for Ducklings and Time of Wonder, McCloskey was also awarded Caldecott Honors for Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine, and Journey Cake, Ho! by Ruth Sawyer. He was declared a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000. You can see some of his best-loved characters immortalized as statues in Boston's Public Garden and Lentil Park in Hamilton, Ohio.

Reviews for Blueberries for Sal

Winner of A Caldecott Honor The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day. All the color and flavor of the sea and pine-covered Maine countryside. <i>-School Library Journal</i>, starred review. A Fuse8 Top 100 Picture Book title