One Morning in Maine

by Robert McCloskey

For ages 3-6 years

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Little Sal of Robert McCloskey's Blueberries for Sal returns to us in this story, but oh, what happened? She's not so little anymore. We meet her again on the day she loses her first tooth. In case the sight of Sal as a "big girl" sends you into a fit of anticipatory mourning for your own little one's toddlerhood, she's got a little sister now named Jane who is just as scruffy and scrumptious as the Sal of yore. And this older, "big girl" Sal remains a charmer. She still talks to the Maine wildlife, showing off her loose tooth to a fish hawk, loon, and seal. And she still has a healthy appetite for sweet things (but in time-honored kid fashion, she's moved on from blueberries to chocolate ice cream -- sound familiar?). We get to meet Dad here too, Mr. McCloskey himself, digging for clams and wrestling with a broken outboard motor. The theme here is growing up, and the losses and rewards that come with it, explored in a multitude of small motifs: that loose (and then lost) tooth, a seagull's feather, a baby clam, a new sparkplug, and ice cream cones all add up to one of the most delightful books we know.

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