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Time of Wonder

by Robert McCloskey

A summer shaped by island weather

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Caldecott Medal winner

    The source identifies Time of Wonder as a winner of the Caldecott Medal.

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A summer shaped by island weather

Set on an island in Maine’s Penobscot Bay, the book observes a family’s summer through changing weather and daily rhythms. Rain, gulls, fog, sailing, and nighttime quiet give way to the sudden danger of a hurricane, before the family prepares to leave. The island’s shifting conditions provide the structure, linking moments of excitement and stillness to the passage of the season. Robert McCloskey pairs the account with illustrations, making the coastal setting and its weather central to the experience.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in island and seaside settings
  • Families seeking a picture book about weather, sailing, and the changing seasons

Themes

Island lifeWeather and natureFamilyThe passage of time

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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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