Robert Weinstock
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Robert Weinstock | |
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| Born | April 8, 1967[1] Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Pen name | Rowboat Watkins |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Period | 2004 – current |
| Genre | Children's books, literature |
| Spouse | Dana Stevens |
| Children | Alice (Pearl) Weinstock |
| Website | |
| www | |
Robert Weinstock (born April 8, 1967, in Philadelphia) is an American children's book author and illustrator.[2] Some of his books were published under the pseudonym of Rowboat Watkins.[3]
Awards
[edit]In 2010 he received the Sendak fellowship.[4][5] His book Rude Cakes won an Ezra Jack Keats Honor in 2016.[6][7] Pete With No Pants was reviewed by Kate Quealy-Gainer[8] who writes that it is a lovely, absurd little tale with humor both "jubilant and sardonic" and "it's bound to be a familiar situation to many a carefree, nudist kid and their exasperated, clothes-demanding parent".
Accident
[edit]On October 7, 2003, Weinstock was hit by a truck resulting in serious injuries and loss of much of his ability to taste. An article in The New York Times detailed his experiences.[2]
Published works
[edit]- Gordimer Byrd's Reminder (2004)
- Giant Meatball (2008)
- Food Hates You, Too and Other Poems (2009)
- Can You Dig It? (2010)
- Rude Cakes (2015) (as "Rowboat Watkins")
- translation: Le petit gâteau qui ne disait pas merci (2015) (as "Rowboat Watkins")
- Pete With No Pants (2017). (as "Rowboat Watkins")
- translation: Bu chuan ku zi de pi te (2018) (as "Rowboat Watkins")
- Big Bunny (2018) (as "Rowboat Watkins")
- Most Marshmallows (2019) (as "Rowboat Watkins")
- Mabel : a Mermaid Fable (2020) (as "Rowboat Watkins")
Illustrated works
[edit]- I'm Not (2010)
- Tiny Cedric by Sally Lloyd Jones (as "Rowboat Watkins")
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Library of Congress entry of Weinstock".
- ^ a b c Lukas, Paul (May 18, 2005). "Failing the Sniff Test: The Nose, Ruined". The New York Times.
- ^ "Library of Congress Authority File".
- ^ a b "Sendak Foundation".
- ^ a b "Wilton Bulletin".
- ^ a b "Celebri Dots".
- ^ a b "Medfield Public".
- ^ a b Quealy-Gainer, Kate (2017). "Pete With No Pants by Rowboat Watkins". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 70 (9): 430–431. doi:10.1353/bcc.2017.0396. S2CID 201711867.