Blueberries for the Queen

About this book

In 1942 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands living in exile after theNazi invasion of her country spent the summer in Lee Massachusetts with her daughter and granddaughters. The following is based on a truestory.... Its summertime in New England during World War II and a boy namedWilliam likes to imagine at bedtime that he is a brave knight fightinggreat battles to end the war. But in the morning he is always justWilliam again not big enough to contribute to the war effort like therest of his family. Then a real queen moves in just down the road: Queen Wilhelmina of theNetherlands. Williams parents explain that the queen has been forced out of her country because of the war. Now William has his chance to do something. It may not be war work -- its more like peace workbut that makes all the difference. Susan Jefferss dramatic illustrations portray the compelling contrastbetween Williamsimagination and the real events in the story which are based on anactual incident in John Patersons childhood. Visually stunning with anevocative poignant telling this is the picture-book art form at itsfinest.