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Time Of Wonder (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Picture Puffin Books (Tb)) Review

Time of Wonder was read to me as a young girl, as was most of Robert McCloskey's other books, Burt Dow, Blueberries for Sal, Make Way for Ducklings. I treasure the memories of seeing those startling pictures as a child. The uprooted tree! The glacial scratch where the children went swinmming! The storm! Only through repetition and re-reading over several years did the stories come together and make sense, but the process was completely enjoyable and enthralling.

The best part of all was re-encountering the stories as an adult. For some reason I especially love "Time of Wonder", but all his books occupy a toasty and happy place in my heart.

Time Of Wonder (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Picture Puffin Books (Tb)) Overview

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Follows the activities of two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine.

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Customer Reviews

Another McCloskey Gem - Reader from California - Santa Monica, CA
I know that Make Way For Ducklings is the most popular of his books, but this one is actually my favorite. My 4 year old loves it and has since he was 3. We've been reading it for over a year and he still asks for it frequently. Some people may think that a book like this would be too slow moving for kids today, but i don't agree. It's a great book. And if kids never experience anything but fast-paced, television style entertainment how will they ever get to enjoy the simple things in life.






What a splendid, peaceful book - D. Lowery - San Ramon, CA United States
The wonders of the world as seen from a child's perspective are rendered beautifully in this story. I long to visit this part of Maine to capture the same wonder as the two girls, from jumping off a rock into the bay, to the sounds heard through the fog, to an oncoming hurricane and the preparations for it. Everything is described in calm language and illustrated beautifully. Probably McCloskey's most exquisite, wonderous children's book. A child will love having this book read to them--it brings a time and place to life that all children should experience.



An Astoundingly Beautiful Book - Teresa Vuoso - Ozone Park, NY USA
Being a fan of Make Way for Ducklings, I was in search of other books by Robert McCloskey when I found this gem of a book. It is gentle, lyrical and so beautiful in it's prose and artwork. My children like to listen to it at bedtime and it lulls them to sleep each time. It is a book that celebrates nature and it's beauty. It's hard for me to describe but it touches me deeply, evokes memories of my childhood camping trips in the mountains.

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