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About Clams All Year
Product description During a wonderful summer vacation at the shore with a large extended family, all the brothers, sisters, and cousins enjoy morning clam-digging expeditions with Grandpa, especially after the day of the big storm. From Publishers Weekly Dedicated to her late grandfather, Cocca-Leffler's (What a Pest!) heartfelt story celebrates what is evidently a cherished childhood memory. Sun-drenched gouache and colored-pencil illustrations with the limpidity of watercolors set a welcoming seaside scene as the genial narrator explains how she, her siblings and cousins spend summers together in "a large, rambling house on the ocean in New England." At sunrise on three consecutive mornings, the sleepy children accompany Grandpa to the beach, where they dig unsuccessfully for clams. But on the fourth morning, after a big storm has kept them awake half the night, the youngsters and Grandpa discover a "bumper crop" of clams, so many, in fact, that they run out of containers, and it takes the whole family all day to clean them. They freeze some and serve them at Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve dinners, for summertime pleasures "all year." While some of the particulars in Cocca-Leffler's buoyant illustrations (e.g., shirts with peace signs or flower-power patterns) invoke a 1960s setting, this simply told tale of a close-knit family has a timeless, understated warmth. Ages 3-7. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 3?A young girl recalls a summer spent at a beach house in New England with her relatives. Early morning clam hunts with Grandpa end in disappointment until an overnight storm results in a clam-digging bonanza. Everyone gathers on the beach to fill all available containers, including the baby's plastic pool. The bountiful harvest means the families have plenty of clams to freeze for winter gatherings, even after a satisfying summer feast. The gouache and colored-pencil illustrations capture the love and exuberance of the extended family, especially their affection for Grandpa. A fine choice to share with children anticipating summer vacations, or for reliving them on cold winter days.?Kathy Piehl, Mankato State University, MN Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Booklist Ages 4^-8. Vacationing by the seashore in New England, an extended family tries digging for clams every morning at dawn, usually without much success. But following a storm, the little bubbles in the sand that give away a clam's hiding place are everywhere. The family goes to the beach and fills buckets, pans, laundry baskets, and even a swimming pool with clams enough to last all year. In a story that will make readers feel good all over, both the words and the bouncy, attractive paintings reflect the exhilarating feeling of finding treasure (even clams!) and the warmth of family gatherings when everyone looks back on a shared experience Susan Dove Lempke
