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282nd out of 451 books
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One Morning in Maine
It's a big day for a little girl when she discovers her first loose tooth and makes a trip to the grocery store on the mainland.
Hardcover, 64 pages
Published
April 14th 1952
by Viking Juvenile
(first published 1952)
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Dec 03, 2007
Angelica
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Currently one of Niamh's favourites. She quotes sections to me randomly throughout the day... "My, such trouble" "We're having cham powder for lunch!" [sic] This is one of those books that kids love, but parents don't have to get tired of reading to them. I love the way McCloskey is able to take the stuff of everyday life and suffuse it with a gentle humour and an obvious understanding of the inner workings of a child's mind. Reading this book is like eating a slice of warm, home-baked bread wit...more
One of the most recognizable names in children's fiction is Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of books like "Make Way for Ducklings," "Time of Wonder" and "Blueberries for Sal." As an illustrator, McCloskey was recognized with the Caldecott on four separate occasions for his work in children's fiction; twice with the Caldecott Medal and twice with the Caldecott Honor. He received the Caldecott Honor in 1953 for his book, "One Morning in Maine."
The story of a child losing a tooth for the f...more
The story of a child losing a tooth for the f...more
“One Morning in Maine” is a Caldecott Honor Book from the great mind of Robert McCloskey and it is about how a young girl named Sal learns about the wonders of growing up after she loses her first baby tooth. “One Morning in Maine” is a truly inspiring story about growing up that many children will easily love.
Robert McCloskey has done an excellent job at both illustrating and writing this book. Robert McCloskey’s illustrations are much more beautiful in this book than in his other books as the...more
Robert McCloskey has done an excellent job at both illustrating and writing this book. Robert McCloskey’s illustrations are much more beautiful in this book than in his other books as the...more
I had a boss once, (who hasn't), but I guess she was my first boss, and, though we didn't part as friends, I thought of her as a big sister-type and there's still all these things that remind me of her and how much a relationship like that can mean to a 22 year-old when you're so far from your family for the first time (NYC). Because we worked in publishing, it makes sense Children's books would set it off, but she also had a house in Maine.
I've never been, but she was a fast paced lady, she ra...more
I've never been, but she was a fast paced lady, she ra...more
Comments: “One Morning in Maine” is the story of young Sal who simply longs for a nice day of fishing with her father; however, an equally exciting and unexpected event occurs, threatening to spoil her big plans. The plot of this book is one most familiar to families who have experienced loose teeth and the “high” expectations that follow. Nonetheless, the setting and overall reaction of the main character gives the story a unique twist. The setting of the story is also very important to conside...more
This book, along with Robert McCloskey's other books, were some of my childhood favorites. This one is a companion piece for Blueberries for Sal. It is a book filled with the wonder and innocence of childhood. It is also beautifully illustrated.
It paints a lovely picture of the beautiful state of Maine. It also paints a picture of a simpler time when worries seemed far away. Sal is the quintessential girl who is going through the rite of passage through childhood. There is a delightful scene whe...more
It paints a lovely picture of the beautiful state of Maine. It also paints a picture of a simpler time when worries seemed far away. Sal is the quintessential girl who is going through the rite of passage through childhood. There is a delightful scene whe...more
This book takes place where I grew up in the summer and still go visit every summer. Sal and Jane are real people and the store/garage are also there just revamped. As I worked at the yacht club during my years from HS- college you do see many people stepping off the boats reinacting sal and janes adventures which is cute.
A fun book for kids and adults all ages who come to visit in this town in the summer!
A fun book for kids and adults all ages who come to visit in this town in the summer!
I have this tiny little obsession with visiting the coast of Maine, which is perhaps why this book appeals to me so much. One of my boys went through a period where he wouldn't let me read this book to him - the loose tooth part was "too scary." I never did figure that one out. This week, I've been introducing yet another child to the beauty of Robert McCloskey's illustration style. This particular child was already familiar with Make Way for Ducklings, but not One Morning in Maine. He rejected...more
As a kid, I found "One Morning in Maine" calming and familiar, an ideal naptime book. Revisiting it much later in life, in a B. Dalton I believe, I was shocked to find myself teary-eyed, even dizzy, looking at the pages. It felt like picking up a seashell at the beach and finding a tiny picture of my best friend from kindergarten inside.
I enjoy Robert McCloskey books, but man does he write long children's books. This one, which won 1953 Caldecott Honor, is all about a young girl named Sal, her sister Jane and her mother and father who live on an island in Maine. Sal has a loose tooth but loses it when she helps her father dig for clams on the shore. She would've wished for some chocolate ice cream if she had been able to keep it and make a wish. Sal, her sister and her father go to Buck's Harbor to pick up groceries and get the...more
What a great book. I don't recall reading it as a child, but it has so much for children and adults. The black & white pencil on paper, a little Rockwell-esque, embody the growing up of Sal on a day that includes a loose tooth, digging for clams with her father, and boating to the nearby town. In the process, Sal begins to think about herself as a "big girl" and explores the natural world at the seashore to make more sense of her tooth. It's also a great journey back to the late-1950s to rea...more
My favorite memory of this book was when I was little and my Grandparents recorded it on tape for my sister and I. I remember thinking that they had written it, and that Jane and Sal were actually Savanna and Sydney!
Dec 19, 2012
babyhippoface
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4 of 5 stars
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Sal (our hero from Blueberries for Sal has grown up a little in this book. She's about 6-years-old and has just lost her first tooth. She looks forward to putting under her pillow and making a wish, but in the middle of clam-digging with her father, she drops her tooth and loses it in the mud. She still manages to get that wish, though, thanks to a seagull feather, a sparkplug that needs replacing, and a kindly storekeeper.
What I really love about this book is the beautifully-illustrated home M...more
What I really love about this book is the beautifully-illustrated home M...more
This is one of my favorite picture books of all time. I was thinking about it today because it is a beautiful book about a girl character that is not ABOUT a GIRL!!, if you know what I mean. Sal's relationship to her father and her sister is so well-done, and I love that Sal suffers a small disappointment, yet her father does not sugar-coat it or try to "fix" it and life goes on. The book is dated, but in a wonderful, magical way that will make you want to go back in time. Really, it has about a...more
Jun 06, 2011
Kirei
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5 of 5 stars
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This old-fashioned book tells the story of a girl whose tooth is loose. Her mother tells her she can put the tooth under her pillow and make a wish. She goes digging for clams with her father, but she loses the tooth. I presume the little girl is the same girl from "Blueberries for Sal" because her name is also Sal, but she is obviously a little older in this book.
This book teaches a lot about nature because the little girl sees many animals and wonders if they have teeth.
My son seemed to like t...more
This book teaches a lot about nature because the little girl sees many animals and wonders if they have teeth.
My son seemed to like t...more
Dec 06, 2012
Margaret
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5 of 5 stars
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Sonlight P3/4
One Morning in Maine was our read this morning from Make Way for McCloskey on the recommendation of Sonlight P3/4. While I remember Make Way for Ducklings from my childhood I do not know all of these other McCloskey tales and I am really enjoying them with my girls. Blueberries for Sal is definitely the most well requested by my three year old, so when I was able to start a new story about an older version of Sal with her little sister Jane that intrigued my daughter who is also an older sister...more
Spend a morning in Maine with Sal and her sister Jane and their father. Beautiful black and white drawings perfectly illustrate Sal's loose tooth and her adventures digging clams and traveling by boat to Buck's Harbor.
Reading this book and looking at the pictures really feels like traveling to Maine. I expected to smell ocean air when I was reading about Sal and her father digging for clams. The ending was great too. The whole family heads home to make clam chowder!
Definitely a must read/see!
Reading this book and looking at the pictures really feels like traveling to Maine. I expected to smell ocean air when I was reading about Sal and her father digging for clams. The ending was great too. The whole family heads home to make clam chowder!
Definitely a must read/see!
I can say that this is my favorite book from childhood. Not only are the books about Sal set in Maine, my home, this one involves digging clams, something my Dad did for most of my growing up years. All of McCloskey's books are very good with simple, beautiful pictures and a story that will interest children. I still read it and Blueberries for Sal to my child. If you live in Maine, McCloskey should be a book shelf staple, if you don't live in Maine, he should be a book shelf staple.
Jul 07, 2012
Eyehavenofilter
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5 of 5 stars
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A follow up to Blueberries for Sal, she and Jane are on their way to Bucks Harbor. Sal has a loose tooth and wants everyone to know she's growing up. She wants to know what animals have teeth, and do they put them under pillows like human children? While she's helping her dad dig for clams her tooth falls out, but she can't find it. Not a big deal for Sal, she takes it in stride. They row over to Bucks Harbor with the clams and then head home for clam chowder! Another great day to be in Maine!
Aug 18, 2011
Stephanie
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE McClosky books! I am not sure which is more fascinating the beautiful illustrations or the delightful stories. Either way, these books are a hit.
My sons love his stories as well and "One Morning in Maine." Sal is a favorite character. In this story she loses a tooth and compares her experience to nature around her.
This comparison of experience in a nature-world is not as common in today's society - so it is good to get back to the basics. Sal and R. McClosy do that for us!
My sons love his stories as well and "One Morning in Maine." Sal is a favorite character. In this story she loses a tooth and compares her experience to nature around her.
This comparison of experience in a nature-world is not as common in today's society - so it is good to get back to the basics. Sal and R. McClosy do that for us!
Like I said in my previous review, I am a huge fan of Maine and chose another of McCloskey's books because of it. The illustrations in this book reminded me of the ones in "Blueberries for Sal." I really enjoyed the retro feel of the book and the well-told story. The characters in this book really seem to come alive through their adventure. I thought the part about the gold tooth was especially funny!
Early Childhood
Caldecott
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Early Childhood
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This is a nice story about life on a Maine island for a family of four. Sal (from Blueberries for Sal, perhaps?) is growing up and has a loose tooth. She goes to help her dad go clamming and then she and her little sister go over to the mainland with their dad in a boat to get groceries. It's very quaint, and tells of an older time, but still has a sincerity and a sweetness that resonates with children today. We really enjoyed this story.
This is one of Robert McCloskey's books that he has both written and illustrated. The drawings are done "in big double-spread lithographs printed in dark blue" according to the book cover. The characters in the story are the same as the characters in some of the other picture books that he has written. The drawn pictures have a lot of soft lines and are very expressive. They go across the gutter, bleed out the sides of the page and take up most of the space on the pages. This book was originally...more
This was another one of my favorite books as a child, and I know part of the reason my mother had me read it is because she grew up in Maine and because we would go back there every summer to visit family. This is definitely a fun book about every day life by the water in Maine, and it definitely idealizes it. However,I think that both the story and the illustrations are great fun and enjoyable for young ones.
I have a tattered paperback version of this book from my childhood. I would read this book and imagine I was the older sister, losing my tooth on the beach in Maine. It wasn't an outlandish fantasy — I grew up in Maine. I can almost taste the salty air and hear the loon laughing when I read this book to my children. I fell in love with this book as a child and I love it even more now that I have kids.
This has been a personal favorite since I was little, as is one of his other stories Make Way for Ducklings. The illustrations are outstanding and although it was first published in 1952, I think it stands up even today. A beautiful book and a great bed time story.
This review was written by Braelynn: First, the oldest sister, Sal, woke up, remembered that she was going to the harbor with her dad and discovered that she had a loose tooth. Next, she went outside to help her dad. When she got there her dad was picking clams. Sal recognized her tooth had disappeared. They couldn't find it. They went to the harbor, saw their friends and told them about Sal's loose tooth. When they were done grocery shopping at the harbor, they came out with ice cream cones. Th...more
Jill calls this one "the one with the loose tooth." This is just such a sweet story. So simple and nice. One other reason I like it because I spent a summer in Maine, so it brings back some memories. I just like the innocence and beauty of Sal and her life. If your children are getting close to the age of losing teeth, this would be a good way to talk about it, too.
Jun 28, 2010
Kathleen
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5 of 5 stars
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A neighbor gave this to Mia as a Birthday gift and I hadn't heard of it before. When we started reading and realized that Little Sal (the character from "Blueberries for Sal") was in it, except she was a little bit older and now had a younger sister we both got so excited. It's a fun story for that 5-7 year range because she loses a tooth in the story.
Amazing...one of my all-time favorite books to read to my boys. We have read this on numerous occasions. The first time we checked it out at the library, when we went to return it, my youngest son said, "i really wish we could keep that book...i love it!"...after that, i knew i had to buy it...he got it for Christmas that same year! :)
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