Blueberries for Sal

Blueberries for Sal - Picture Puffin

Paperback (23 May 2016)

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Publisher's Synopsis

What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A Caldecott Honor Book!

Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter.  Meanwhile Sal's mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries! Will each mother go home with the right little one?

With its expressive line drawings and charming story, Blueberries for Sal has won readers' hearts since its first publication in 1948.


"The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day. All the color and flavor of the sea and pine-covered Maine countryside."-School Library Journal, starred review.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140501698
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Imprint: Viking Books for Young Readers
Pub date:
DEWEY: 823.91
DEWEY edition: 18
Language: English
Sales rank: 6850
Number of pages: [2], 57
Weight: 176g
Height: 224mm
Width: 182mm
Spine width: 5mm