Thunder Cave

by Jeremiah Stokes, Jack Sears (Illustrator)

Reprint of the original 1932 edition.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Osiris Oliphant]

Thunder Cave has been described as "The Wizard of Oz meets Little Black Sambo." Black-face, savage Indians and racial stereotypes were the order of the day. Fantastically illustrated by Jack Sears. First serialized in Grandma Betty's Kiddie Rhymes. Stokes and Sears founded the Thunder Cave Corp. to make their fortune and envisioned an empire of merchandising spinoffs and coast to coast marketing The reality was that, other than the book, and for a time, a local radio show, nothing else ever materialized.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one my mother used to read to me as a kid. I have always enjoyed it. I have read it to my kids with an accent and they love it.

[Robin Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book ever- wish I could do the voices as well as my mother.

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most adventurous stories of my childhood, and the ONLY story I recall my father reading to us. The rest were just created and told, but I will always hear his voice in this one.