JohnRobertMcCloskey(September15,1914–June30,2003)wasanAmericanwriterandillustratorofchildren'sbooks.HebothwroteandillustratedeightpicturebooksandwontwoCaldecottMedalsfromtheAmericanLibraryAssociationrecognizingtheyear'sbest-illustratedpicturebook.[1][2]FourofthoseeightbooksweresetinMaine:Blueberries