Splat the Cat Makes Dad Glad by Rob Scotton

Splat the Cat Makes Dad Glad by Rob Scotton

Join Splat the Cat in New York Times bestselling author-artist Rob Scotton's hilarious beginning reader about field day.

When Dad's team loses a soccer game, Splat decides to cheer up his dad by entering them in a father-son six-legged race at the Cat School Picnic. The race doesn't go the way Splat hoped, but he still makes his dad very, very glad! Beginning readers will love this hilarious easy-to-read addition to the Splat series that features the -ad sound.

Splat the Cat Makes Dad Glad is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

Can one clumsy cat's well-meaning plan turn his dad's frown upside down?

• Father-Son Bonding: Join Splat and his dad for a hilarious day of three-legged races, egg tosses, and wheelbarrow-race woes at the Cat School Game Day.
• Funny Mishaps: From thorns in paws to an untied lucky shoelace, kids will giggle at all the things that go wrong in Splat's loving plan.
• A Heartwarming Lesson: Discover along with Splat that winning isn't the most important thing--having fun together is what truly makes you glad.
• Learn to Read with Splat: Simple sentences and a fun focus on words with the "-ad" sound help build confidence for new readers.

Rob Scotton is the bestselling author and illustrator of Russell the Sheep; Russell and the Lost Treasure; Russell's Christmas Magic; Splat the Cat; Love, Splat; Merry Christmas, Splat; and Scaredy-Cat, Splat! His 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. You can visit Rob Scotton online at www.robscotton.com.