A young girl finds a clever way to keep her favorite things--and
people--close to her forever in Memory Jars, from Caldecott Honoree
Vera Brosgol.
Freda is devastated when she can't eat all the delicious blueberries
she's picked. She has to wait a whole year before they're back, and she
doesn't want to lose them! Then Gran reminds her that they can save
blueberries in a jar, as jam. So Freda begins to save all her favorite
things. But it turns out that saving everything also means she can't
enjoy anything, and Freda realizes that some things are best saved as
memories.
**A Booklist Editors' Choice Winner for 2021
Reviews**
"Upset that she can't eat every bucketful of blueberries she picked with
her gran all in the same afternoon ("they were the best right then and
they'd never be any better"), a lovably quirky girl takes "preserving"
to a whole new level. Add Brosgol's signature big-eyed characters, a
touch of dark humor and a mouthwatering jam recipe, and you've got all
the ingredients for a sequel." -The New York Times