Sal (also the heroine of McCloskey's Blueberries for Sal according to a 2003 interview with Jane, their father wrote this first book "so that Sal could have a little storybook that was entirely about her" she was feeling a bit jealous when Jane was born since she now was no longer the sole focus of Daddy and Mommy's attention) finds she has a loose tooth, and worries that she won't be able to go sailing with her father. The story begins with McCloskey's older daughter Sal's good-naturedly assisting her little sister Jane during their morning routine of dressing and tooth-brushing. The book gives a small slice of everyday life in Maine, where McCloskey and his family moved following World War II.
McCloskey also cleverly depicts the adventurously-rambunctious little Jane in his drawings of their mainland adventures on every page, the robust tousle-headed toddler is usually shown to be exploringly bustling about independently of the two others in her group, engaged in "typical young tomboy" activities such as perching high up on a work-table, climbing on a stack of tires, snuggling with a furry puppy who has wandered into the garage, etc. McCloskey was a professional illustrator and drew his wife's and daughters' facial features to accurately show what they really looked like. It features Robert McCloskey, his wife Peggy, and their two real-life daughters, Sarah ("Sal"), who had previously had appeared in Blueberries for Sal, and Jane. It was awarded the Caldecott Honor in 1953. One Morning in Maine is a picture book by Robert McCloskey set in Brooksville, Maine.
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