Splat the Cat: On with the Show
After more than 20 stories&#x2014;but who&#x2019;s counting?&#x2014;Splat the Cat shows no signs of slowing down. When Splat&#x2019;s class performs the school play, Cinderpaws, Paw-Prints Charming gets a bad case of stage fright. Guess who steps in? Splat, of course, and his oversize costume ends up bringing down the house&#x2014;literally. The wacky, vibrantly colored illustrations, similar to those you might see in a modern animated movie, push along the fast-paced tale while the authors&#x2019; punnery keeps things lively, right up to ensuring that Splat makes good on his name: &#x201C;Then everything went tumbling . . . SPLAT!&#x201D; More to come? Count on it. Preschool-Grade 1. --Julie Cummins