Thunder Cake

Title: Thunder Cake

Details

Author(s):
Patricia Polacco
Recommended ages:
Children
Language:
English
Categories:
General fiction

Description

In Thunder Cake , a grandmother helps her granddaughter overcome her fear of thunder by baking a special cake while a storm threatens. Although the book's concept is good, it does not fulfill its promise. The story is poorly paced: the storm approaches rapidly, but does not break for several pages as Polacco crams in details, including a lengthy pause while the cake bakes. The illustrations are less than appealing: both characters' faces are chalky white, draining them of life. Many of the barny

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