Time of Wonder

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Title Time of Wonder
Time of Wonder
Author Robert McCloskey
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