Twelve years later on June 30, 2003, McCloskey died at his home in Deer Isle, Maine. I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book. Three others of his picture books are set on the coast and concern the sea. Blueberries for Sal is a brilliant book for children who are huge fans of books that expressed the typical child mix-up escapade and who also love books done by Robert McCloskey. McCloskey's wife and eldest daughter Sally are reputed to be the models for little Sal and her mother in Blueberries for Sal (1948), a picture book set on a 'Blueberry Hill' in the vicinity. They had two daughters, Sally and Jane, and settled in New York State, spending summers on Scott Island, a small island off Little Deer Isle in East Penobscot Bay. In 1940, he married Peggy Durand, daughter of the children's writer Ruth Sawyer. Blueberries for Sal By: Robert McCloskey Puffin Books / 1976 / Paperback 5 out of 5 stars for Blueberries for Sal ( 2 Reviews) Write a Review In Stock Stock No: WW0169X Your children will delight in this classic story of Little Sal and Little Bear who go Blueberry picking with their mothers on Blueberry Hill in Maine.

After Vesper George he moved to New York City for study at the National Academy of Design. McCloskey was born in Hamilton, Ohio, during 1914 and reached Boston in 1932 with a scholarship to study at Vesper George Art School. BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL, the film, is true to the book, Blueberries for Sal, by Robert McCloskey. He was also the writer for Make Way For Ducklings, as well as the illustrator for The Man Who Lost His Head.

Four of those eight books were set in Maine: Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine, Time of Wonder, and Burt Dow, Deep-water Man the last three all on the coast. He both wrote and illustrated eight picture books and won two Caldecott Medals from the American Library Association recognizing the year's best-illustrated picture book. John Robert McCloskey was an American writer and illustrator of children's books.

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey