All About Patricia
Polacco
Yummy Thundercake
Book Talk
What did you do?
100

What did many of her relatives call her in her stories?

Trisha

100

Where was Patricia born?

Michigan

100

Where did the story take place?

At a farm.

100

Is what book does Patricia get teased and hide under the stairs?

Thank you Mr. Falker

100

The children are on their way to do this when they are caught outside Mr. Kodinski's shop and accused of throwing eggs. What do they do to make it up to him?

They go and apologize to Mr. Kodinski.  They also ask Mr. Kodinski if they can work for him to earn money to buy the hat?

200

Who is Patricia Polacco's grandmother?

Babushka

200


What is a learning disability Patricia had that made it difficult for her to learn to read?

Dyslexia, letters and words would wiggle and get mixed up on the page. 

200

Who is the story about?

A girl and her grandmother. 

200

What lesson did Patricia teach in Babushka's doll?

Patience, Kindness, Respect

200

In My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother, what did Richie tell Patricia that he hated, but turned out he absolutely loved?

Rhubarb

300

When did Patricia and her brother's relationship take a change for the better?

When he saved her from the carousel

300

Who is the teacher that taught Patricia how to read?

Mr. Falker

300

What is the child afraid of?

Thunder and lightning

300

In the book Mr. Lincoln's Way, what did Mr. Lincoln and Eugene have in common?

Their love of birds.

300

At what challenge did Patricia finally beat her brother?

Riding the carousel the most times

400

Patricia is also the illustrator of her books. What does that mean?

She draws the illustrations in the books.
400

Where did Patricia's grandma move to the United States from?

Russia

400

How many miles away was the thunderstorm?

10 miles away

400

Why was the Keeping Quilt called the Keeping Quilt?

It was made from Patricia's ancestors clothing and passed down from generation from generation.

400

What did the kids offer to Mr. Kodinski when they went to apologize to him?

A basket of Pysanky eggs
500

True or False: Patricia writes her own books and illustrates them.

True!

500

What is Patricia's brother's name?

Richie

500

What is the special secret ingredient in thundercake?

Pureed tomatoes

500

When the characters were on their way home from church, where did they usually stop by afterwards on their way home?

Mr. Kodinski's hat shop.

500

In Thank You Mr. Falker, Tricia's grandfather pours something on a book to show her that reading is sweet. What was it?

Honey