As our blueberry bushes are blooming in the backyard, I'm pulling out a few books that I consider classics.
Blueberries for Sal is the sweet story of a boy and his mother going out to pick blueberries, carrying simple tin pails along. The illustrations are fun and retro.
The second story is Peter in Blueberry Land by Elsa Beskow. This book was first published in Sweden in 1901 by the author of the classic tale Children of the Forest. In this fantasy, Peter magically shrinks and discovers a whole world of tiny people ruled by the King of Blueberry Land. His adventures of the day culminate in his basket being full of blueberries and him being back to his normal size. Peter then presents his mother with the basket of berries for her birthday.
Elsa Beskow's books are amazing and invoke a simpler time. I'd recommend that everyone check them out!
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