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Time of Wonder

by Robert McCloskey Publisher: PUFFIN BOOKS

Award Winner

A summer shaped by the island

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Paperback New English

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Awards & Recognition

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    Caldecott Medal winner

    The book is identified as a winner of the Caldecott Medal.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A summer shaped by the island

Set on an island in Maine’s Penobscot Bay, Time of Wonder gathers the details of a family’s summer into a sequence shaped by weather and the passing hours. Rain, gulls, fog, sailing, and nighttime quiet give way to the danger of a hurricane, before the family prepares to leave. The island setting is more than a backdrop: its changing skies and waters mark the movement from one part of summer to the next. Robert McCloskey’s story pairs this seasonal arc with illustrations, making the natural world central to the book’s account of a family’s time away.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in island settings and family stories
  • Young readers who enjoy books centered on weather, nature, and the changing seasons
  • Families looking for a picture book about a summer trip and its close

Themes

Family and summerIsland life and the natural worldWeather and seasonal changeDeparture and transition

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Book overview

WINNER OF THE CALDECOTT MEDAL - The classic tale of a never-to-be-forgotten summer!

Out on the islands that poke their rocky shores above the waters of Penobscot Bay, you can watch the time of the world go by, from minute to minute, hour to hour, from day to day. . .

So begins this classic story of one summer on a Maine island from the author of One Morning in Maine and Blueberries for Sal. The spell of rain, the gulls and a foggy morning, the excitement of sailing, the quiet of the night, the sudden terror of a hurricane, and, in the end, the peace of the island as the family packs up to leave are shown in poetic language and vibrant, evocative pictures.
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