Rude Cakes - by Rowboat Watkins (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A story about a rude cake who never says please or thank you or listens to its parents, and a Giant Cyclops who is polite.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>2016 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award - New Illustrator Honor</b><br>Who knew that cakes were so rude?! In this deliciously entertaining book, a not-so-sweet cake--who never says please or thank you or listens to its parents--gets its just desserts. Mixing hilarious text and pictures, Rowboat Watkins, a former Sendak fellow, has cooked up a laugh-out- loud story that can also be served up as a delectable discussion starter about manners or bullying, as it sweetly reminds us all that even the rudest cake can learn to change its ways.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A truly surreal story, crammed with hilarious details and gently laced with an important lesson.--School Library Journal, starred review<br><br>Appetizing illustrations and scrumptious humour.--Babiekins<br><br>BuzzFeed's 29 Ridiculously Wonderful New Books To Read With Kids<br><br>Hilarious and full of surprises. Pure picture book genius!-Antoinette Portis, author of the New York Times Bestseller, Not a Box<br><br>I love this book. I laughed from the first page to the last... a trip to the corner of Please and Thank You, sprinkled with deliciously unexpected twists.--Jill McElmurry, author of Mario Makes a Move and I'm Not a Baby<br><br>In very few words and completely without preaching, Rude Cakes lets us laugh our way through a lesson on social skills and self reflection.-Wink Books<br><br>It's funny and it teaches some important lessons about manners.--GeekDad<br><br>Kids will be asking-oh so nicely-to 'Read it again, please!'-Booklist, starred review<br><br>Makes a familiar message about thoughtfulness fresh and tasty.-Publishers Weekly, starred review<br><br>Packed with hilarious details and grin-bringing surprises - and it works in a lovely message, too.--Design Mom<br><br>Rude Cakes is a classic cautionary tale that also manages to be original, subversive, and very funny.--Sergio Ruzzier, author of A Letter for Leo<br><br>Sweet as sugar with just the right touch of strangeness.--Chicago Tribune<br><br>The best picture-book debut of 2015 is Rowboat Watkins' Rude Cakes. --Phil Nel, Nine Kinds of Pie and The Niblings<br><br>The zaniest picture book premise of the year.--Boston Globe<br><br>This witty, original debut... with adorably scruffy art and a clever, gag-filled story, Watkins brings a refreshing irreverence to the often deadly mind-your-manners genre.--The New York Times<br><br>Wacky!--Parents Magazine<br><br>2016 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award honor winner<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Rowboat Watkins is mostly a dad who likes to tell stories and draw. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.
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