Blueberries for Sal Blueberries for Sal is a children's picture book by Robert McCloskey. It was awarded the Caldecott Honor in 1949.
The story is of a little girl Sal and her mother as they go out into the country to pick blueberries for winter, and a bear and his mother as they go to eat berries for winter from the other side of the same hill. Set in a small town in Maine this picture book piece that uses a single dark blue color and block printing for the illustrations.
Sal and Sal's mother are modeled after McCloskey's wife, Margaret, and daughter, Sarah.Author: Robert McCloskey Download "Blueberries for Sal" from Google Books Blueberries for Sal (Picture Puffins). Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk go the blueberries into the pail of a little girl named Sal who try as she might just can't seem to pick as fast as she eats. Robert McCloskey's classic is a magical tale of the irrepressible curiosity not to mention appetite of youth. Sal and her mother set off in search of blueberries for the winter at the same time as a mother bear and her cub. A quiet comedy of errors ensues when the young ones wander off and absentmindedly trail the wrong mothers. Blueberries for Sal with its gentle animals, funny noises, and youthful spirit of adventure is perfect for reading aloud. The endearing illustrations, rendered in dark, blueberry-stain blue, will leave you craving a fresh pail of your own. |
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