Can anyone clear up a storytelling detail for me? I thought I had the book on the shelf but can't find it to look this up myself. Here's the question:
In the children's book The Baker's Portrait by Michelle Edwards, Michelin paints symbolic portraits of her aunt and uncle as a challah and a chocolate cake. Who is the challah and who is the cake? And what does Michelin say to explain her paintings? Hope I can clear up this detail question for you. From the book: "Lili, my chocolate cake!" cried Uncle Ferdinand. "It is really us!" He gave Aunt Lililane a big kiss. Aunt Liliane began to cry. "Oh, Ferdie. You crusty old challah. Isn't it wonderful!" Michelin doesn't have to explain why she painted her aunt and uncle in this manner. They recognize themselves. In fact, it is because Uncle Ferdinand tells Michelin that he calls Aunt Liliane his chocolate cake, (sweet on the outside and rich on the inside) and that Aunt Lilane calls him her challah, ( a little crusty on the outside but soft on the inside) that Michelin realizes she can finally paint their portrait. Michelle Edwards 2745 Hickory Trail Iowa City, Iowa 52245 319-351-4888 <http://www.michelledwards.com/>www.michelledwards.com/ ========================================================================== HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
