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by Robert McCloskey (Author) "ONE day, Little Sal went with her mother to Blueberry Hill to pick blueberries..." (more)
Key Phrases: Little Sal, Little Bear, Blueberry Hill
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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. (Picture book)

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"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. Caldecott Honor Book. Full-color illustrations.

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63 of 65 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Symmetry of Nature, Family, and Nurture!, July 28, 2000
This review is from: Blueberries for Sal (Hardcover)
Little Sal and her mother go to Blueberry hill to pick berries, and they plan to can them as preserves for the winter. Little Sal soons starts eating all the berries she picks, plus some from her mother's pail. Encouraged to go off to find berries to pick by herself, mother and Sal become separated. On the other side of the mountain, Little Bear and his mother are coming to eat all the blueberries they can to get as fat as possible so they can survive the winter. They, too, get separated.

Soon, Little Sal stumbles onto following mother bear and Little Bear is following Sal's mother. Eventually, the mothers discover the mistake, back away in shyness from the other's child, and look for their own offspring. Along the way, the children run into bird mothers and their families as well. Everyone goes home with the correct mother, and the last drawing has Little Sal with her mother in an old-fashioned kitchen with a wood stove working on the preserves.

The story is gently and beautifully told, and wonderfully complemented by the illustrations (also drawn by Mr. McClosky).

It is a good introduction for children to the way that all human and animal families work, the need to prepare for the future, and that one has to pay attention to where one is going. It will also interest them in blueberry picking, which is a wonderful family occupation. It is also very heart-warming the way Mr. McClosky has taken the potential fright out of a situation where a child has wandered off and run into a mother bear. The child can draw her or his own lesson that they would not want that to happen to them, rather than having the story provide terror.

Mr. McClosky has expressed a benign but significant role to nature that will serve families well. I wonder if he ever visited the Galapagos, because the animals there and the people act much like in this story.

Overcome your disbelief stalls about how children can learn from stories with this outstanding book. I rate it one of my top five of all time for younger children. It was a favorite of all four of our children. I hope it will be for you and your children and grandchildren, as well.

Think of this story the next time you eat some blueberry preserves.

 
29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A "blue" classic about blueberries, bears, and Moms., May 12, 1999
By R. D. Allison (dallison@biochem.med.ufl.edu) (Gainesville, Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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A children's book about a little girl named Sal who goes up into the hills to pick blueberries with her mother and eats as many blueberries as she puts into her pail! She encounters a mother bear and her cub also picking blueberries; but, soon the little cub is trailing Sal's mother while Sal is trailing the mother bear. McCloskey's blue and white illustrations are perfect for this story and it resulted in the book being a 1949 Caldecott Honor book (i.e., a runner-up to the Medal winner) for best illustration in a book for children. It is a must for the shelves of any parent of a preschooler or the shelf of any serious student of children literature.


 
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I Found My Thrill...On Blueberry Hill, February 7, 2005
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This review is from: Blueberries for Sal (Hardcover)
Famed author Robert McCloskey ("Make Way for Ducklings," "One Morning in Maine," and others) wrote and illustrated this gently humorous parallel tale of two moms and their daughters on a blueberry hunt. One pair is human, and the other pair is bear!. As they proceed up opposite sides of rolling hill covered in blueberries, each member of the species copies the other: The moms focus on the task at hand, remembering the harsh winter ahead; the children ("Little Sal" and "Little Bear") focus on the immediate pleasures of eating blueberries--so much so, that each gets lost.

In a deftly portrayed switch, McCloskey shows the Little Bear following Little Sal's mom, and Little Sal following the Little Bear's mom. The two lost children are unafraid of following the mismatched grown-ups (ok, so McCloskey takes some liberties in this very light book). Eventually the two moms turn around and see who is following: Little Bear's mother discovers Sal and turns away: ("She was old enough to be shy of people, even a very small person like Little Sal.") Meanwhile, Little Sal's mom discovers Little Bear, and the mother back away: ("She was old enough to be shy of bears, even very small bears like Little Bear.") Each pair reunites and returns home, with an adventure and berries to savor over the winter.

McCloskey's deep blue-black drawings complement the appealing symmetry and innocence of the book, and the period furnishings, uncluttered landscape, and fashions add to the book's sentimental and enduring attraction. This is a very good bedtime story for little ones who can appreciate an affectionate and tender book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Illustrations represent a forgotten style of drawing...
As with One Morning In Maine and Make Way For Ducklings (among his others), McCloskey has that wonderful, classic, hand drawn style of charcoals I admire and never tire of--will...
Published 25 days ago by heytodd

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellen Condition.
The book Blueberries for Sal was in excelent condition. Thanks for your good book materials. Mel Everly.
Published 29 days ago by Melvin E. Everly

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic for a reason
This is a simple book of a Little Sal, and Little Sal's mother, and Little Bear, and Little Bear's mother, who get mixed up with each other on Blueberry Hill.
Published 6 months ago by Ulyyf

2.0 out of 5 stars bland
I don't understand the positive reviews here or the caldecott award. The sketchings are artistically done, true, but in a way an adult can appreciate intellectually; they don't...
Published 7 months ago by D. Holmer

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful childs book
I loved this book as a child so I got it for my
grandchildren. They aren't as impressed with
the pictures from 1950 as I was, but still is
a good story.
Published 10 months ago by J. E. Pogue

5.0 out of 5 stars blueberries for sal--
sweet book for little kids. It is an excellent book to read aloud to your children and grandchildren.
Published 11 months ago by Michelle Polk

5.0 out of 5 stars My niece loves this book
She has hundreds of books and everytime I visit she would ask me to read her this book. She loves the illustrations... especially the seal!
Published 13 months ago by M.McFly

5.0 out of 5 stars Toddler Loves It, and Wants Blueberries for Breakfast!
I can not tell you how many times I have made blueberry pancakes since we got BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL. My 2 1/2 year old boy loves, loves, loves this book.
Published 13 months ago by Jennifer Juday

5.0 out of 5 stars Children's classic
I'm not sure if this book is old enough to be considered a classic, but I read it to my children many times as they were growing up and recently bought a copy for my...
Published 13 months ago by Cindy R. Kearns

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
This is a wonderful story for young children. I read this to my children when they were small. It is a timeless story!
Published 13 months ago by Karen C. Appleby

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