Although the child of the story wears a similar garb to Babushka, the child is only referred to as ‘child’ never ‘boy’ or ‘girl’, and although not a perfect uniform representation of all creeds and colors of children, this does allow for a neutral view of the child in the story to be better relatable. Eventually they are able to make the cake and symbolically the child overcomes the fear of thunder.Īs I’ve come to realize, I enjoy books which tell stories that allow the child/hero of the story to be a mirror for the reader child.
Slowly as the storm comes closer and closer the two collect more and more ingredients. 1-2-3-4… the child slowly counts after seeing each flash of lighting, after all Babushka has said told her to do so to mark how far away the storm is. A clever way to get the child to stop from hiding from the sounds of rolling thunder, the two proceed to find the necessary ingredients for the cake.
The child fears the thunder, so Babushka suggests they make thunder cake.
The story is told from the perspective of the grandchild to Babushka or grandmother.
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