Staff Pick
Pants: who needs 'em? Certainly not Pete the Elephant. Wait, he's an elephant? He's big. He's round. He's gray. Maybe he's a boulder. Or a rain cloud. Or a giant naked pigeon.
Author/illustrator Rowboat Watkins's muted, sweet drawings and witty banter make for fun bedtime (or any time) reading.
Pete With No Pants is a totally adorable story of identity, self-acceptance...and pants. Recommended By Sandy M., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Meet Pete.
Pete is gray. He's round. And he's not wearing any pants.
So Pete must be a boulder. Or is he a pigeon? Or a squirrel? Or a cloud?
Join Pete in his quest to answer the world's oldest question: Why do I have to wear pants? Wait, that's the second oldest. Born from the one-of-a-kind imagination of Rowboat Watkins, this hilarious book (the asides just beg to be read aloud) about finding out who you are features a satisfying and touching ending that will encourage young readers to be true to themselves as it reminds the adults in their lives to support them no matter what.
Review
"This is a book you will no doubt want to read aloud again and again." Books and Whatnot
Review
"The escalating humor is tailor-made for little ones, as is the gentle affirmation that being oneself is the best thing of all." Booklist
Review
"Pete and his mother discover the joy of being seen for who you are and for having the freedom to express that, pants or no pants." The Horn Book Magazine
About the Author
Rowboat Watkins is mostly a dad who likes to tell stories and draw. Nobody knows why his wife started calling him Rowboat... but she does. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. You can read more about Rowboat here: ww.rowboatwatkins.com.
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