Blueberries for Sal: A Reed Reads! Book Rec

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Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

Where to find this book at Reed Memorial Library:

Robert McCloskey’s Blueberries for Sal, published in 1948, is a well-known and timeless children’s classic. Annie in Youth Services warmly recommends this beloved book, in time for the local blueberry-picking season.

McCloskey grew up in Hamilton, Ohio. He wrote and illustrated some of the most enduring children’s books ever published.

Annie says, “This classic Caldecott Honor book is warm, humorous, and beautifully illustrated. It’s a sweet and simple story about picking blueberries in the summertime, with an interspecies relationship twist.”

Blueberries for Sal reminds Annie of Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney, the story of a woman who worked to make the world more beautiful by planting lupines in the wild (you can read the Miss Rumphius e-book on Hoopla).

Maybe you can go on your own blueberry picking adventure after you’ve read Blueberries for Sal. And once you’ve finished it, make sure to work your way through the other charming books by Robert McCloskey in our catalog.

Thanks for the recommendation, Annie!

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