![]() Clouds never wear pants." The elephant's internal monologue and external outbursts move the story forward, and commentary from acorn-juggling squirrels and perplexed owls adds comic relief. ![]() The elephant's loneliness hangs like a cloud over the story and clouds are yet another identity the elephant tries on, given that he's gray, puffy, "and. (His mother is likewise less than thrilled to find her offspring racing around the forest without his overalls on.) Watkins follows the brash absurdity of Rude Cakes with a quieter, though still quirky, offering. Rude Cakes by Rowboat Watkins 3.67 Rating details 1,727 ratings 296 reviews 2016 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award New Illustrator HonorWho 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. 'Rude Cakes is a classic cautionary tale that also manages to be original, subversive, and very funny. ![]() ![]() ![]() Having established that he's big, gray, and not wearing any pants, a young elephant hits on the obvious conclusion: "I'm a boulder." The elephant's er, boulder's enthusiasm wanes when he discovers that boulders aren't any good at responding to knock-knock jokes. ![]()
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