Thunder Cake
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · August 25, 1997
A loud clap of thunder booms, and rattles the windows of Grandma's old farmhouse.
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- Who it’s for
- A grandmother’s answer to thunder makes baking feel like an adventure shared across generations.
- Themes
- Overcoming fear, Grandmother-granddaughter bond, Thunderstorm adventure
- Pacing
- Fast
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A loud clap of thunder booms, and rattles the windows of Grandma's old farmhouse. "This is Thunder Cake baking weather," calls Grandma, as she and her granddaughter hurry to gather the ingredients around the farm. A real Thunder Cake must reach the oven before the storm arrives. But the list of ingredients is long and not easy to find . . . and the storm is coming closer all the time!
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Reaching once again into her rich childhood experience, Patricia Polacco tells the memorable story of how her grandma--her Babushka--helped her overcome her fear of thunder when she was a little girl. Ms. Polacco's vivid memories of her grandmother's endearing answer to a child's fear, accompanied by her bright folk-art illustrations, turn a frightening thunderstorm into an adventure and ultimately . . . a celebration! Whether the first clap of thunder finds you buried under the bedcovers or happily anticipating the coming storm, Thunder Cake is a story that will bring new meaning and possibility to the excitement of a thunderstorm.
Storm, Then Cake
A grandmother’s answer to thunder makes baking feel like an adventure shared across generations.
Come here for
- A close grandmother-granddaughter bond
- Farm ingredients and a storm-bound baking race
Expect
- Bright folk-art illustrations
- A child’s fear turning toward celebration
Where it sits
| Weather Stories | 61% |
|---|---|
| Cooking & Food | 44% |
| Multigenerational Families | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Multigenerational Families
- Weather Stories
- Cooking & Food
- Authors
- Patricia Polacco
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- August 25, 1997
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Overcoming fear · Grandmother-granddaughter bond · Thunderstorm adventure
- Reading lane
- Multigenerational Families