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Snatches of memory and present-day moments twine in this telescopic story about three generations’ worth of blueberry-related childhood recollections. Alternating scenes created in gouache, blueberry ink, and monoprint techniques, Goodale’s speaker describes a day at Gramma’s house: Gramma watches at the window, Mama walks down the hill, and a plump orange cat named Nutmeg rolls in the grass. As the pages turn, each figure “also” reminisces about their own youthful experiences (Mama “is remembering sorting blueberries”). Delicate paintings of past and present carefully echo one another through the white-skinned intergenerational family’s positions and expressions, while a bold red bird acts as a further connective thread, representing a subtle search-and-find effect. And a layered conclusion offers another framing, evoking the way place and circumstance can yield connection. Includes a blueberry ink recipe. Ages 4–7. (Feb.)