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Featured Books

Blueberries for Sal
by Robert McCloskey
Puffin, 1979
ISBN 014050169X
Ages 4 to 6
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Sal and her mother set out to pick blueberries one bright sunny day in Maine. Little do they know that a bear and her cub are out gathering berries, too! As Sal and the cub separately amuse themselves while picking, they wander off the trail, switch places and pursue the wrong mom.

After reading this story, make blueberry smoothies! Blend 1 cup blueberries, 1 cup vanilla yogurt, 1 tablespoon honey and 1/2 cup of ice until smooth. Pour into two glasses and enjoy!

Rodeo Ron and His Milkshake Cows
by Rowan Clifford
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2005
ISBN 0375831959
Ages 4 to 8
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Rodeo Ron moseys into the town of Cavity, where no one drinks milk, and challenges the soda brothers, Frothy and Fruity, to a duel. Ron gathers his four milkshake cows while Frothy and Fruity gather their sugars and syrups.

Blueberries for the Queen
by John and Katherine Paterson, and Susan Jeffers (Illustrator)
HarperCollins Publishers, 2004
ISBN 0066239427
Ages 4 to 8
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It's summertime in New England during World War II, and a boy named William is not big enough to contribute to the war effort like the rest of his family. When Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands moves down the road, his parents explain that the queen has been forced out of her country because of the war. Now William has his chance to do something. It may not be "war work"—it's more like peace work—but that makes all the difference. The story is based on an actual incident in John Paterson’s childhood.

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