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Splat the Cat | 
| Creator: Rob Scotton
Publisher: HarperCollins
Category: Book
List Price: $16.99
Buy New: $11.55
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 4201
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 40
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 10.1 x 0.3
ISBN: 0060831545
EAN: 9780060831547
ASIN: 0060831545
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Product Description
It's Splat's first day of school and he's worried. What if he doesn't make any new friends? Just in case, Splat decides to bring along his pet mouse, Seymour, and hides him in his lunchbox. The teacher, Mrs. Wimpydimple, introduces Splat to the class and he soon starts learning all his important cat lessons. But when Seymour escapes and the cats do what cats do (they chase mice!), Splat's worried again. Maybe now he'll lose all his friends, old and new! Just in time, wise Mrs. Wimpydimple takes charge and teaches everyone an important new lesson. Maybe Cat School is going to be okay after all!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Splat the Cat August 27, 2008
Ima avid (winnebago, il. USA)
My granddaughter loved this book, we read it and reread it.
Condition was new and it was shipped quickly. Excellent
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Adorable and fun for the little ones August 24, 2008
Hillary Jones (Puget Sound, WA)
I bought this book earlier in August for my son who is starting Kindergarten this year. I was immediately drawn to the cover illustration. My son LOVES this book! We have read Splat nearly every night for two weeks straight. The story is straightforward and easy for younger children to follow. The story jumps from one event to the other during Splat's first day of school, which may leave adults and older children longing for additional explanation. I did have to help explain to my son what it is that Splat whispers into Seymour's ear, as he didn't understand at first what happened. And also when the cats were running from the mouse ("Why are they still running? He's a small mouse"). It actually provided a great opportunity for us to talk about what was happening in the story. "Oh! Splat told Seymour to open the cupboard because he can fit under the door!" But my son was laughing with almost every page, and in the end when Splat's tail no longer wiggles with worry, but excitement, my son reads along as he has almost every page memorized. Of course I love it more because my son loves it so much. And who wouldn't want to read a story about a cat named Splat going to school!? We both enjoy the illustrations and story so much, I'm online now to purchase Russell and the Lost Treasure.
Splat August 14, 2008
A. D. Cox (northern PA, USA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
We are a couple owned by a cat, as anyone who knows cats understands. We also own a bookstore. But enough about us, Hobo says. Here's Hobo's take on "Splat the Cat":
Hobo: Splat is a cute kitten. Take it from this famous and handsome cat, I recognize Splat's anxiety about the first day of school. Way to go, Splat, for hanging in there. I give you two thumbs up (I really do have thumbs!)
People owned by Hobo, bookstore folks: people love this book. I just had someone buy this out of the store this morning, at full price, which is saying a lot, because hardcover books are getting soooooo expensive at full retail price. But these parents didn't even bat an eyelash, because their daughter was obviously entranced and highly amused by Splat.
We have Splat on display in our store right by "Hobo Finds A Home", "A Home for Dixie", "Chosen By A Horse", "Rescuing Sprite", "Kitten's First Full Moon", Chester and "The Art of Racing in the Rain".
Great Illustrations August 11, 2008
Reader Views (Austin, Texas)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Reviewed by Cayden (age 4) and Max (age 2) Aures and Mom for Reader Views (7/08)
"Splat the Cat" is a story about a cat named Splat who is worried about attending his first day of school. To make him feel better he tucks his pet mouse Seymour away in his lunch box and brings him with him to school. His teacher, Mrs. Wimpydimple, teaches the class that "Cats climb trees, drink milk, and chase mice." Splat finds out that the latter part holds true when he opens his lunch box at lunchtime revealing Seymour and all of his cat classmates take off after the mouse!
Cayden: "That cat has funny hair on the cover! It is all sticking out!"
Max: "Mouse, pencil"
Cayden: "The mouse is holding a pencil and the cat has three pencils."
Max: "Splat cat"
Cayden: "Splat is a funny name for a cat!!"
Cayden: "I am glad his mom brushed his hair but it still looks funny!"
Cayden: "Why is he bringing a mouse to school with him? How is it going to breathe shut in his lunch box? Is there air in there?"
Max: "Bike ride"
Cayden: "He is riding his bike to school. That is a silly looking bike though. The back wheel is real little!"
Max: "Chase mouse!"
Cayden: "I hope they don't catch him!"
Cayden: "I liked the pictures in this book, they were funny!"
Max: "Funny!!"
Parent's comments:
"Splat the Cat" was an entertaining book with a fun storyline for preschoolers. The names in the book, like Splat the Cat and Mrs. Wimpydimple, made my children laugh out loud. The book is filled with wonderfully detailed illustrations that I enjoyed as much as my children. "Splat the Cat" by Rob Scotton is definitely a winner and we highly recommend it!
 Great illustrations but choppy prose August 8, 2008
Holding Down the Fort
I'd really like to give this book 2 or 3 stars, but my 2 1/2 year old daughter is IN LOVE with it. I can't understand it, as the actual story is really choppy and, in my opinion, kind of poorly written. Maybe the author knows more about 2 yr olds than I do, because what he has written works for my daughter! It has been THE book she picks out before bedtime for almost two weeks now. I'm terribly tired of reading it, but at least the illustrations are entertaining. Bottom line, the book is for her not me so I'll give it 4 stars (can't bring myself to click 5)!
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