Rude Cakes

Written by Rowboat Watkins

Illustrated by Rowboat Watkins

2016 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award – New Illustrator Honor

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.ays.