Time of Wonder
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Author | Robert McCloskey |
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Illustrator | Robert McCloskey |
Country | United States |
Genre(s) | Children's picture book |
Publisher | Viking Press |
Released | 1957 |
ISBN | ISBN 0-14-050201-7 |
Time of Wonder is a 1957 children's book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey that won the Caldecott Medal in 1958. It was also made into an audiobook narrated by Tracy Lord. The book tells tells the story of a family's summer on a Maine Island overlooking Penobscot Bay, filled with bright images and simple alliteration. Rain, gulls, a foggy morning, the excitement of sailing, the quiet of the night, and the sudden terror of a hurricane are all expressed in this book. This was McCloskey's second Caldecott, the first being the more famous Make Way for Ducklings in 1942.
Preceded by A Tree is Nice |
Caldecott Medal recipient 1958 |
Succeeded by Chanticleer and the Fox |