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Rude Cakes


No. of pages 40

Published: 2015

Great for age 0-8 years

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Who knew that cakes were so rude?! In this deliciously entertaining book, a not-so-sweet cakewho never says please or thank you or listens to its parentsgets 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.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 3-5 years.

There are 40 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2015 by Chronicle Books .

Rowboat Watkins is a dad who likes to tell stories and draw. A recipient of the 2010 Sendak Fellowship, he lives in Brooklyn, New York.

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Ezra Jack Keats Book Award - New Illustrator
This book was recognised in the New Illustrator category by the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award. The EJK Award is given annually to an outstanding new writer and new illustrator by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation. An Honor Books category was added in 2012. A distinguished selection committee of early childhood education specialists, librarians, illustrators and experts in childrens literature reviews the entries, seeking books that portray the universal qualities of childhood, a strong and supportive family, and the multicultural nature of our world. The EJK Award was co-presented by the New York Public Library from 1986 to 2011. Since 2012, the de Grummond Childrens Literature Collection has co-presented the award at the Childrens Book Festival, held in April at the University of Southern Mississippi, in Hattiesburg.To be eligible, writers and illustrators must have had no more than three books previously published.

"Sharing books together with your spirited tot will help her to think about strong emotions while she's feeling calm and settled. Rude Cakes by Rowboat Watkins will help her to see how kindness leads to good things." -- Mother & Baby