“It is just sort of an accident that I write books,” he once said. However, his later books, including Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine, and Time of Wonder, take place on islands off the coast of Maine, where McCloskey lived with his wife and daughters.īorn in Ohio in 1914, McCloskey seemed to think of himself as more of an illustrator than a writer. McCloskey is arguably most well known for Make Way for Ducklings, which is set in Boston. Yet it is also a place that requires work, where you need to row a boat to the mainland to buy milk or repair engines, and batten down the hatches when a storm blows in. It is a place where a hill thick with blueberries comes alive with curious surprises. McCloskey was also the author and illustrator of the Homer Price stories, featuring a boy in a small Midwestern city whose curiosity and ingenuity cause him all sorts of adventures and misadventures.In Robert McCloskey’s children’s books, Maine is a place where life moves with the shifting tides and seasons. He also received Caldecott Honors for Blueberries for Sal in 1949, One Morning in Maine in 1953, and Journey Cake, Ho! in 1954. He won a second Caldecott Medal in 1958 for Time of Wonder. He won the 1942 Caldecott Medal winner for Make Way for Ducklings. McCloskey, well-known for his portrayals of New England, in such books as One Morning in Maine, Make Way for Ducklings, and Blueberries for Sal, wrote and illustrated eight books. Robert McCloskey was an American author and illustrator of some of the best-beloved children's books available. Beloved by many, this book has rightly earned its place among the classics. Gorgeous paintings accompany McCloskey's beautiful lyrical text telling of a wonderful summer spent on the Maine coast. This story will inspire wonder at God's creation. The spell of rain, gulls, a foggy morning, the excitement of sailing, the quiet of the night, the sudden terror of a hurricane, and the peace of a Maine island as a family packs up to leave are shown in poetic language and vibrant, evocative pictures.
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