Book · 1976 · Bear cubs
Blueberries for Sal
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There's a book that I I used to read my daughter and I'm now reading my son and it freaks me out every time I read it it's called blueberries for sale by Robert MOSI who wrote like Make Way for Ducklings one morning in Maine.
Bill Burr · Monday Morning Podcast · Feb 2024 Listen at 28:43 The best things said about it
And then I read her the stories yeah all these stories by the way that Robert McCloskey guy knows a make way for ducklings [ __ ] one one morning and one day in Maine well is it the books yeah oh my god and he hadn't wanted to put blueberries for Sal.
Why people recommend it
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey is a beloved children's picture book that follows a little girl and a bear cub as they pick blueberries with their respective mothers in Maine, leading to a charming mix-up on Blueberry Hill. On the Monday Morning Podcast, Bill Burr discussed reading the classic story to his children, humorously expressing his recurring anxiety and tension regarding the plot involving the bears. Burr also referenced the author's other famous work, One Morning in Maine, while reflecting on bedtime routines. In another episode of the same podcast, Paul Virzi similarly brought up Robert McCloskey's collection of children's stories, including Make Way for Ducklings, while chatting about reading bedtime books to his own daughter. Across these comedic podcast exchanges, the hosts fondly recalled the timeless appeal of McCloskey's illustrations and storytelling, using the familiar childhood tales as a lighthearted springboard for recounting their daily parenting experiences and the idiosyncratic anxieties that arise from sharing classic literature with the next generation.
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Bill Burr there's a book that I I used to read my daughter and I'm now reading my son and it freaks me out every time… 2
“there's a book that I I used to read my daughter and I'm now reading my son and it freaks me out every time I read it it's called blueberries for sale by Robert MOSI who wrote like Make Way for Ducklings one morning in Maine”
“you know I read I read this book blueberries for Sal for my daughter right she loves that and one morning in Maine was Robert McCluskey whatever the hell his name is I gotta get his name”
Paul Virzi and then I read her the stories yeah all these stories by the way that Robert McCloskey guy knows a make wa… 1
“and then I read her the stories yeah all these stories by the way that Robert McCloskey guy knows a make way for ducklings [ __ ] one one morning and one day in Maine well is it the books yeah oh my god and he hadn't wanted to put blueberries for Sal”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and the other day I was reading blueberries for Sal and you know the whole book by heart”