Издания и произведения

Однажды в погожий денек все отправились на холм собирать чернику: мама с девочкой Сашей поднимались по одной стороне холма, а мама-медведица и ее медвежонок - по другой... История о том, как они встретились и что из этого получилось, не только завоевала сердца читателей, но и принесла своему автору вторую медаль Кальдекотта - единственный случай в истории этой престижной премии.

Blueberries for Sal

Blueberries for Sal

What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A Caldecott Honor Book!

Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother a picking blueberries 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?

With its expressive line drawings and charming story, Blueberries for Sal has won readers' hearts since its first publication in 1948.

The story features a little girl, Sal, and her mother as they go and pick blueberries for winter—and a bear cub and his mother as they go and 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 color and block printing for the illustrations. Sal and Sal's mother are modeled after McCloskey's daughter, Sally, and wife Peggy.