"Hilarious and full of surprises. Pure picture book genius!"-Antoinette Portis, author of the New York Times Bestseller, Not a Box "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 "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 "A truly surreal story, crammed with hilarious details and gently laced with an important lesson."--School Library Journal, starred review "Makes a familiar message about thoughtfulness fresh and tasty."-Publishers Weekly, starred review "The best picture-book debut of 2015 is Rowboat Watkins' Rude Cakes. "--Phil Nel, Nine Kinds of Pie and The Niblings BuzzFeed's 29 Ridiculously Wonderful New Books To Read With Kids "Packed with hilarious details and grin-bringing surprises - and it works in a lovely message, too."--Design Mom "Kids will be asking-oh so nicely-to 'Read it again, please!'"-Booklist, starred review "It's funny and it teaches some important lessons about manners."--GeekDad "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 "Wacky!"--Parents Magazine "Appetizing illustrations and scrumptious humour."--Babiekins "Sweet as sugar with just the right touch of strangeness."--Chicago Tribune "The zaniest picture book premise of the year."--Boston Globe 2016 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award honor winner "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