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📖 Best for: Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Robert McCloskey books in order · Borrow free (Open Library & your library) · Free books like these
Robert McCloskey won two Caldecott Medals. Make Way for Ducklings (1941), about a duck family crossing Boston’s busy streets, is so loved that bronze ducklings stand in the city’s Public Garden. Blueberries for Sal and One Morning in Maine capture his family’s summers on the Maine coast.
New to Robert McCloskey? Start with Make Way for Ducklings.
Robert McCloskey’s books are under copyright, so Pagine doesn’t host them — but you can borrow every title below free. Tap Local library to see which libraries near you have it, Libby / OverDrive to borrow the ebook or audiobook with your library card, or Open Library for free online lending.
Most public libraries lend ebooks and audiobooks free with a library card — ask at the desk or sign up online.
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Robert McCloskey won two Caldecott Medals. Make Way for Ducklings (1941), about a duck family crossing Boston’s busy streets, is so loved that bronze ducklings stand in the city’s Public Garden.
Make Way for Ducklings is a great place to start; other favourites include Lentil, Homer Price, Blueberries for Sal.
Robert McCloskey’s books are best for pre-k (ages 2–5) · k–2nd grade (ages 5–8).
Robert McCloskey’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download. You can borrow them free: from your public library (search WorldCat), as ebooks and audiobooks with a library card through Libby/OverDrive, or from Open Library’s free lending. Pagine links to each below, and suggests similar books you can read free right now.
Search WorldCat to see which libraries near you have a copy, or ask your school or public library. Most libraries also lend Robert McCloskey ebooks and audiobooks free through the Libby app.