Bud, Not Buddy Lesson Plan

What simile does Bud use to describe his mother in Chapter 5? What does this make you think of Bud's mother?

Bud describes his mother as a tornado, saying:

"Everything moved very, very fast when Momma was near, she was like a tornado, never resting, always looking around us, never standing still. The only time stuff didn't blow around when she was near was when she'd squeeze my arms and tell me things over and over and over and over."

Students should volunteer words and phrases that they think of when they picture Bud's mother based on this simile. By comparing her to a tornado, she sound lively, energetic, and vivacious—a force of nature. It also might imply that his...