Time of Wonder

Infobox Book
name = Time of Wonder


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author = Robert McCloskey
illustrator = Robert McCloskey
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country = United States
genre = Children's picture book
publisher = Viking Press
release_date = 1957
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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.American Library Association: [http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottwinners/caldecottmedal.htm Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present] . URL accessed 10 May 2007.] 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.

"Time of Wonder" was also made into an audiobook narrated by Tracy Lord.

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