Splat the Cat: Back to School, Splat!

Splat the Cat

by Rob Scotton, Dan Bittner (Reading)

How can there be homework when it’s only the first day of school? Splat must pick only one of all of his fun summer adventures to share with his classmates at show-and-tell. But in the end, Splat may find that the best part of his summer wasn’t an adventure at all. . . .

Genres: Picture Books, School, Childrens, Back To School, Cats, Animals, Humor

Audiobook

First published June 28, 2011

About the author

Rob Scotton is the bestselling author and illustrator of "Russell the Sheep," and "Russell and the Lost Treasure." His latest book, "Splat the Cat" is the story of a young cat facing all the wonders and worries of his first day at cat school. Rob's work can also be found on greeting cards, ceramics, textiles, prints, stationery, and glassware. An honors graduate of Leicester Polytechnic, Rob now lives in Rutland, England, with his wife, Liz, who is also an artist.

Reviews

[Sara Dahaabović · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story that encourages love between siblings

[Heather McC · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tool for introducing youngsters to a new school year.

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book really should be called Splat's Show and Tell or something similar, as back-to-school isn't the true topic of the story. It's all about Splat recalling the fun things he did over the summer in order to choose something for his show and tell project. Pretty cute book, but someone should talk to Rob Scotton about topic sentences. Not one to pick up if you're actually looking for a story about going to school--we don't even see Splat AT school. The original Splat book is a better choice for that.

[Karīna _a_pleasure_to_read · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brīnišķīga grāmatiņa par Runča Punča piedzīvojumiem. Skaistas ilustrācijas, jautri un smieklīgi stāstiņi. Bērns bija sajūsmā.

[Kiera Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is so cute! I would love to read this book on the first day of school and then have a discussion of what each child did over the summer. That way the children get to talk more about themselves and get a chance to listen and make connections based on their peers summer adventures!

[Sourimak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Splat se remémore ses vacances. S'il affabule beaucoup, les images rétablissent la vérité. Mais surtout, il va se rendre compte de l'importance de la présence de sa petite sœur durant ces vacances, alors qu'il n'a eu de cesse que de la repousser. Un thème récurrent mais traité sans mièvrerie et beaucoup d'humour.

[Clwseattle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Back to School, Splat! is my first Splat! book - who knew there was such a thing? The illustrations are a bit kooky and fun, and the story itself ends up being very sweet and a lovely lesson.
3.5 stars

[Brittany · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rather than focusing on school, this book mainly focuses on Splat recalling times he played with his younger sister over summer vacation. Each time, Splat didn't want her to join, but she helps him anyway.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Got this for my great niece, wanted to read it before she did. It's adorable!!!! Splat goes back to Cat School and he has to tell about his Summer vacation. But tell WHAT? He had SO many great adventures!

[Misty (Reds Romance Reviews) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read, daycare kiddos loved it!

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute book. It's nice and short with a very cute ending.

[Melissa Namba · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm generally not a fan of Splat books. This one is good for kids who have that tag a long little sibling. I'm glad that he appreciated her in the end.

[Sandra Vilka · Rating 4 out of 5]

8/10.

[Lucca · Rating 5 out of 5]

We love Splat the Cat!

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute little kiddos book encouraging love between siblings.

[Jnase1 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Has a sweet ending.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's show and tell day, whereby Splat sees how much he loves his sister.

[Gita · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,8*

[Danielle Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review:

Here is silly old Spalt again. This is a great story to read the first couple weeks of school. Splat uses his imagination to think about all the things he could have done over the summer and he kept leaving his little sister out. It's cute when he decides to bring his little sister for show and share. Also I could read the story during a unit of study of family. We would discuss different family memebers and who all lives in our home.

Learning Experience:

I would have the children tell me who lives in their home. I would graph the results with them using a bar graph. Mom, Dad, siblings, aunts, uncles, grandmas or grandpas (unless someone had something different, we would certainly add it). Which bar is the biggest? That mean it is the most. Talk about least, equal, more and less.

[Jamie]

It was Splat's first day of school. Splat was super excited to see all of his friends and his teacher. At the end of the day Splat was no longer excited. Splat's little sister asked why he was not excited? Splat told his sister that he has homework. His homework was a show and tell assignment from what he did over the summer. Splat told his sister that he did a lot of fun stuff and picking one would be very hard. As Splat is telling his readers what he did over the summer Splat's little sister asked to tag along to each activity. Splat told her no, but what are little sisters for? She went anyways. Splat thought of one very important something and that very important something is what he wanted to share. The next day Splat went to school with his tail wiggling wildly as his sister tagged along too.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another book featuring my son's favorite ultra fluffy literary cat..Splat. In this book Splat gets homework on his very first day back to school.


This one was cute as we learned all about the adventures Splat had over the summer. I love how he realized how important his sister was during those adventures

As always my son LOVED the book. While he didn't catch onto certain things like Splat was swimming in swimming pool the whole time and not the ocean with sharks he still was able to get the overall gist of the story.



This book was read with my seven year old severely learning disabled son.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another fun book in the Splat the Cat series, originally by Rob Scotton. The story is cute and the illustrations are as adorable as ever.

I'm not sure how I feel about the numerous stories in the series created recently by other authors and illustrators; it feels a bit commercial, but our girls like them, so I suppose that's all that matters.

[Brenda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Over the summer Splat has his sister following him around as he was having one fun adventure after the other (snorkeling in the deep ocean etc.). Who hasn't had a sibling tagging along and can relate? Except now on the first day of school, his homework is to tell the class what he did over the summer. What's a poor kitty to do when he can't think of anything? Lucky for him, he comes up with a heart warming answer. I read this as a paperback, but would have loved it as a hardcover book instead.

[Zoraya Brown]

This book, I would use to teach children about having siblings and how great it can be. I would help them to see how Splat's little sister always helped him out even when he told her she couldn't come, and compare that to how siblings can help, too. I would also talk about the various things that children can do during the summertime as Splat does in the story and we would bring in our very own show and tell items from the Summer. Sometimes children don't like to help each other, and this book could lead to great lessons about helping and appreciating others.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even more adorable than the original. This one features Splat and his little sister. Splat is stressed because he has to take something to show and tell, something that represents what he did over the summer. Splat did a lot of things, so he’s having a hard time choosing something. He and his little sister recount all of the fun things Splat did, and Splat starts to notice a constant in his summer fun: his sister. So adorable! I now have to read all of the Splat the Cat books.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Splat the Cat is excited to go back to school after summer, but after his first day of school he's disappointed because he has homework. He has to do show and tell about his summer. He says to his little sister that his summer was full of wonderful things that there is to much to talk about,... without telling the story in the end he realizes out of all the wonderful things he did the most wonderful was his little sister! A wonderful 'sibling' book!

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ah, Splat. I remember being so excited about that first day of school. That first day of new opportunities. But then came the first night's homework. Why did Summer have to go by so fast?

Splat gets to relive his Summer a bit for his prep work for the next day's Show and Tell. And Splat discovers what really was the best part of his summer.

The illustrations -- as always -- are adorable.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read to my 2-year-old today. Bought it for my 8-year-old to go with the rest of his Splat collection. The best part about the Splat books is, of course, the pictures. They're so darling and totally lovable. The story on this one doesn't have as much to do with school (other than the premise for his homework assignment) as it does with family. Simple story and cute. Great kids' book!

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good read aloud for Pre K-3rd for the first day of school. Pictures are big and detailed. Splat has to write about what he did over the summer and as he goes through everyting he did there was one constant thing, he spent all his adventures with his little sister and that was his most favorite part of the summer.

[Meredith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great "back-to-school" read for kindergarteners and first graders. My students really enjoyed the story, and were able to make accurate predictions about how the story would end. A good read for brothers and sisters as well.