Blueberries for Sal vs No Roses for Harry!: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Picture books, Classics, Fiction

Cover of Blueberries for Sal

Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey · 1948 ★★★★☆ 4.2 54 pages · ≈ 1 h 00 m · Moderate

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Cover of No Roses for Harry!

No Roses for Harry! Gene Zion · 1958 ★★★★☆ 4.3 32 pages · ≈ 36 min · Moderate

“Harry was a white dog with black spots.”

Harry the dog finds a graceful way to dispose of his new sweater with roses on it.

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The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
No Roses for Harry! has the widest readership — 9661 ratings behind its score.

Scores by source

	Blueberries for Sal	No Roses for Harry!
Goodreads	—	4.3 (9661)
Hardcover	4.1 (48)	4.1 (8)
Apple Books	4.5 (36)	—

Reception

	Blueberries for Sal	No Roses for Harry!
Ratings	48	9661
Editions	29	15
Citations	—	9
Film adaptations	1	—
Wikipedia attention	1731	329
Pages	54	32

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