Affected person dad and mom reply every easy, harmless query the kid poses truthfully and with a believable response for making a consoling resolution. Although Mommy “can’t cease the rain,” consuming sprinkled cookies whereas wrapped in a heat, dry towel ought to make the kid really feel higher. Although Daddy can’t “shush the thunder,” marching across the desk drumming a soup pot with a spoon ought to masks the scary noise. And whereas they can not “flip off the lightning,” “quiet the wind,” or “ship away the storm,” they’ll all be shut and keep cozy and heat till the solar shines once more. Illustrations washed with purple and lavender depict a darkish, gloomy, stormy day and embody particulars that point out this white household is Jewish. There’s a tzedakah field on the desk to gather cash for charity, Hebrew alphabet letters on the fridge and on the constructing blocks, and a Shabbat candle scene in a baby’s drawing on the wall. The textual content additionally makes use of the Yiddish “Zayde” and “Bubbe” when referencing grandparents. Past the visually Judaic ambiance, the reasonable methods demonstrated will be utilized to each younger household coping with a frightened baby throughout a loud, turbulent climate episode.
