Sugaring Time

Sugaring Time
AuthorKathryn Lasky
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherMacmillan
Publication date
1983
Publication placeUnited States
ISBN0-02-751680-6

Sugaring Time is a 1983 children's nonfiction book written by Kathryn Lasky with photographs from her husband Christopher G. Knight. The story follows a Vermont family, the Laceys, as they diligently work to collect and process sap into syrup, beginning with tapping the trees to allow the sap to flow out; the sap is collected and brought to the sugar house for boiling, which evaporates the water in the sap, leaving behind maple syrup.[1][2] The title refers to the time of the year when the sap begins to flow upward from the roots of the trees and can be harvested.[3] The book earned a Newbery Honor in 1983.[4]

References

  1. ^ Gillespie, John T.; Naden, Corinne J., eds. (2006). The Newbery/Printz Companion: Book Talk and Related Materials (3rd ed.). Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 1-59158-313-6.
  2. ^ Noel Perrin (March 13, 1983). "Children's Books". The New York Times. p. BR29.
  3. ^ Kathryn Lasky (1983). Sugaring Time. Macmillan.
  4. ^ "Association for Library Service to Children - Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 – Present" (PDF). ALA.org. Retrieved December 7, 2025.