Thunder Cake, by Patricia Polacco
It's April, and thunderstorm season has arrived. This is the perfect time for Patricia Polacco's classic picture book, Thunder Cake.
"A loud clap of thunder booms and rattles the windows of Grandma's old farmhouse. 'This is Thunder Cake baking weather,' calls Grandma."
Based on the author's own Michigan childhood, this disarmingly simple tale relates how Grandma cures her granddaughter of her thunderstorm fears by teaching her to make a Thunder Cake. Collecting the ingredients from the farm one at a time, measuring, mixing, and rushing to get the cake in the oven before the storm hits, the little girl is happily distracted from the coming thunder.
Cozy up with this charmingly illustrated book, then try making a Thunder Cake yourself: the recipe is included!
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