Tornado is a children's book

Children's literature

Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...

 by Betsy Byars

Betsy Byars

Betsy Cromer Byars is an American author of children's books. Her novel Summer of the Swans won the 1971 Newbery Medal...

, illustrated by Doron Ben-Ami

Doron Ben-Ami

Doron Ben-Ami is an Israeli archaeologist.Ben-Ami earned his PhD at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he is a member of the Institute of Archaeology.He is the discoverer of the palace of Queen Helena of Adiabene in the City of David, Jerusalem....

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Plot

To calm the fears of his boss's sons as they wait out a tornado in a storm cellar, Pete tells some well-worn stories of his childhood dog, Tornado: how he arrived intact in his doghouse during another tornado; how he could do a card trick; how he met the cat Five-Thirty; how he was reunited with his previous owners. Other stories will have to wait for another storm.