Children's Book and Media Review
Volume 36
Issue 5 September 2015
Article 12
2015
Blueberries For Sal
Chelsie Troxel
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Troxel: Blueberries For Sal
Book Review
Title: Blueberries For Sal
Author: Robert McCloskey
Reviewer: Chelsie Troxel
Publisher: Viking
Publication Year: 1948
ISBN: 9780670175918
Number of Pages: 55
Interest Level: Toddler, Preschool, Primary
Rating: Outstanding
Review
Little Sal and her Mother spend an afternoon picking blueberries on Blueberry Hill. Sal finds the
blueberries delicious and ends up eating more than she puts in her pail. After walking and picking
for a while, Sal gets tired and sits to rest and eat more blueberries. Meanwhile, a mother bear and
her little baby bear are out eating blueberries as well. Little bear loves the blueberries and sits to eat
them all. While both the little bear and little Sal are busy eating blueberries they find themselves
alone and in search of their mothers. Sal then looks to find her mother and hears a noise. She comes
right up to follows mother bear, thinking it is her mother. Baby bear goes looking for her mother
and follows Sal’s mother. When Sal’s Mother and mother bear both find that it was not their baby
following behind, they panic and go searching for their child. Little bear and mother bear are united
and eat berries the whole way home. Sal and her Mother find each other an bring berries home to can
for the winter.
Blueberries for Sal is a timeless children’s book. This children’s book is beautifully illustrated in a dark
blue color. The pictures are lovely and simple. Every child will love reading this exciting adventure of
a mother encountering a baby bear and a little girl meeting a mother bear while everyone is eating
blueberries.
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