Monday, February 6, 2012

PB #7: Blueberries for Sal

Blueberries for Sal
Author:  Robert McCloskey
Illustrator:  Robert McCloskey
Genre: Fiction
Subgenre: Fairytale
Theme:  motherhood, obedience, love, adventure
primary characters: Sal, Little Bear
Secondary Characters: Mother, Mama Bear
Awards:  Caldecott Honor Book
Date of Publication:  1987
Publishing Company: Scholastic
Kuplink! Kuplink! Kuplink!  Sal and her mother are picking blueberried 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?

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