'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 uses a single dark blue
colour and block printing for the illustrations. Sal
and Sal's mother are modeled after McCloskey's
wife, Peggy, and daughter, Sally
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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 uses a single dark blue
colour and block printing for the illustrations. Sal
and Sal's mother are modeled after McCloskey's
wife, Peggy, and daughter, Sally
Purchase the booh here: UK & US
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