Splat the cat ISBN: 0060831545 Featured Book Listings: Best Sellers Category: Animals , School Age Groups: Ages 3-5 , Ages 6-8 Author(s): Rob Scotton Tags: cats , School , transitions Your vote: No votes yet View Details

While the cover for Splat the Cat would have you believe that this is just an ordinary cat and mouse tale, every illustration offers something unexpected and whimsical. Whether it be the alarm clock pointed to "too early" or Splat's little mouse slippers or the cat with a cheshire grin full of braces, I found that I scanned every page multiple times to make sure I hadn't missed anything.

Splat is drawn perfectly. Every frizzy little hair on his head indicates the worry and excitement Splat feels about the first day of school. And the best part is, Scotton reminds readers that for all our worrying, most things come out all right in the end.