Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Blueberies for Sal by Robert McCloskey

This is a somewhat inconsequential picture book written for early/middle elementary readers. Written in 1948 it tells the story of a young boy, Sal, who goes with his mother to pick blueberries. During their blueberry picking Sal gets switched with a young bear cub. Sal follows the mother bear and the bear cub follows Sal's mother. The mothers discover the mistake and pretty soon each finds her own baby.
This story was kind of drab... there was very little excitement in the story and the plot was not very interesting. The only thing I liked about it was the old pictures and the vinagey style of writing. I would probably not bother reading this story to children.

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