Blueberries for Sal, Robert McCloskey
Blueberries for Sal, Robert McCloskey
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Blueberries for Sal

Author: Robert McCloskey

Narrator: Melba Sibrel

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/06/2018


Synopsis

What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A Caldecott Honor Book!

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.

About The Author

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

Goodreads review by Robin on June 02, 2017

I love the simple black and white illustrations in this book, and the subtle repetition of situations. Sal and her mother go out to pick blueberries. Unbeknowst to each other, Mother Bear has also taken her cub out to eat blueberries. And soon there is a mix up on the mountainside . . . This is a deli......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on December 21, 2023

I actually finished reading it over and over again to my 3yo granddaughter who got fixated on this story.......more

Goodreads review by Calista on July 26, 2018

This mother has nerves of steel. She is missing her baby on a blueberry mountain and she meets a bear and walks around calmly looking for her baby. I guess that's the way to do it. I think the art is nice - mostly black and white illustrations. The story is interesting and there is quite a bit of ten......more

Goodreads review by Hilary on May 09, 2019

A lovely simple tale of a mother and daughter going to pick fruit to preserve for the winter. They are not the only fruit pickers about but it all ends well! This story certainly struck a chord with me, we always pick as many blackberries as we can for jam and freezing and when my daughter was small,......more

Goodreads review by Maliha Tabassum (back from hiatus) on November 22, 2020

WHY IS THIS BOOK SOOOO CUUUUTE??......more


Quotes

Winner of A Caldecott Honor
A Fuse8 Top 100 Picture Book title


"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.


Awards

  • Caldecott Honor Book