Remember “Blueberries for Sal” by Robert McCloskey? Young Sal heads for Blueberry Hill with her mother to pick berries for pie, but starts to follow a mama bear (also picking blueberries) home, while the bear cub follows Sal’s mother. If you haven’t read it, don’t worry — happy endings all around. Published in 1948 (and awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1949), “Blueberries for Sal” offers an old-school look at nature — and that’s just what’s missing from contemporary children’s books.
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