So what do you do with a Ph.D. in art history? Write and illustrate children's picture books, of course! At least, that's what Patricia Polacco has done. Thankfully. For us. Frequently drawing on her Russian heritage and Michigan childhood, Polacco's "stories are perfectly complemented by her distinctive style of art." (Silvey, 361) Thunder Cake is classic Polacco, with Talking Points on "courage", and should, I think, have won the Caldecott Medal in 1991. Quality = 5; Acceptability = 5.
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