6/23/2023 0 Comments Book blueberries for![]() ![]() What they don't realize is that a mother bear and her cub have also come to Blueberry Hill to eat berries for the winter. This continues as she and her mother concentrate on the berries and gradually get separated on the hill. Sal drops three berries in her bucket, then eats them. Little Sal's mother takes her to Blueberry Hill to pick berries. She gets into mischief and causes her mom no end of trouble.” This is not to be the overly diligent or angelic girl of so many other books, Sal is a real child figure. One sees in this opening picture Sal entertaining herself by placing the canning rings on her wrist and a spoon, a simple childlike act which helps to set the stage for Sal's obvious child actions throughout the books. "The book opens and closes with a picture of little Sal and her mother in the kitchen, the mother is canning blueberries. It was ranked number 31 in a reiteration three years later. Blueberries for Sal was ranked number 13 among the "Top 100 Picture Books" in a 2009 survey published by School Library Journal. The book was awarded the Caldecott Honor in 1949. The story is set in Maine, following the adventures of a young girl named Sal and a bear cub named Little Bear as they both go blueberry picking with their respective mothers before winter. ![]() ![]() Blueberries for Sal is a classic children's picture book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey in 1948. ![]()
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