Thunder Cake: A Stormy-Evening Chocolate Treat

Patricia Polacco’s Thunder Cake (1990) is drawn from her own childhood at her Babushka’s (grandmother’s) Michigan farm. Here “Babushka” is Russian for grandmother, reflecting Polacco’s cultural roots. In the story, a furious summer storm sends a little girl scurrying under the bed, terrified of thunder. Smart Grandma immediately declares, “This is Thunder Cake baking weather” […]