Hoping that one day I would be able to read it, and today I was finally able to get this book and read it. I have been wanting to read this book for a long time. Recommended to anyone looking for children's stories about manners, good and bad. The artwork, done in pencil and ink, and then finished digitally, is really cute, and captures the quirky humor of the tale quite well. The narrative models both good and bad manners for young child readers and listeners, and highlights the idea that those guilty of bad manners can always choose to change. I found Rude Cakes absolutely charming! Its matter-of-factly surreal story-line, in which sentient desserts live alongside cyclopses, makes for entertaining reading, especially for those who enjoy silly humor. But when a massive Cyclops mistakes our cake for a hat, his subsequent polite behavior, both to his fellow cyclopses and to the cake himself, inspired our misbehaving dessert to change his ways. The confectionary hero of this delightful debut picture-book from author/illustrator Rowboat Watkins is one rude customer! Refusing to say please or thank you, cutting in line, ignoring his parents when they are speaking to him, our eponymous Rude Cake spends all day treating others poorly.
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