Robert McCloskey Books

This item is final sale. Final sale can not be returned. Time of Wonder: Just the turn of a few pages will reveal why McCloskey received the Caldecott Medal for this masterpiece of a picture book.  Beautiful, expressive paintings are spread across page after page as McCloskey displays his appreciation for the islands that dot the coast of Maine.  But just as noteworthy, the beautifully crafted syntax is a treat to read aloud - full of alliteration, assonance, and a rhythm that even builds as the winds blow.  He must have enjoyed writing this!  The young girl in the story (an older version of Sal, from Blueberries for Sal) spends a summer of exploration with her family on one of the islands.  She discovers foggy mornings, porpoises, hummingbirds and gulls, and all sorts of wonders. “In the afternoon when the tide is out they build castles out of rocks where they had belly-whopper and dog-paddled during the morning.” Later the family experiences an approaching hurricane as they listen to