Split! Splat! [Hardcover]

Amy Gibson (Author), Steve Bjorkman (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2012 | Age Range: 4 and up

A delightful, rainy day celebration!

I sing a little rain song, a simple song, a plain song, a pitter-patter-tip-tap-on-the-windowpane song. Drip drop, plip plop, pit pat, split splat! Put down your umbrella! Take off your galoshes! It's time to sing and dance in the rain. When one little girl and her adorable dog venture out on a rainy, spring day, the neighborhood joins her and what results is squishy, sloshy, muddy day fun.

Amy Gibson’s simple, whimsical rhymes and New York Times bestselling illustrator Steve Bjorkman’s bright and sweet illustrations create the perfect celebration of nature and friendship in this springtime, anytime rhyme!

Editorial Reviews

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Praise for Around the World on Eighty Legs

“Cleverly presents creatures from all across the globe in witty, rhythmic, and well-crafted verse.”–Publishers Weekly

“Gibson uses a variety of poetic forms, many of the poems bouncing along in a way that will make readers want to read them aloud just for the joy of it.”–The Horn Book Magazine

About the Author

Amy Gibson lives in Northern California with her husband, three children, and the cat. Split! Splat! is her second picture book with Scholastic Press. Her first was Around the World on Eighty Legs. Visit her online at www.amygibson.com.

Steve Bjorkman is the celebrated illustrator of numerous books for children, including Jeff Foxworthy's New York Times bestsellering picture books DIRT ON MY SHIRT and SILLY STREET, as well as EMIILY'S EVERYDAY MANNERS by Cindy Post Senning and Peggy Post, and Jay McGraw's LIFE STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH BULLIES. He lives with his wife in California. SPLIT! SPLAT! is his first book with Scholastic Press.

Product Details

• Age Range: 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Press (March 1, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9780439587532
• ISBN-13: 978-0439587532
• ASIN: 0439587530
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 10.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #928,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Soooo charming! March 10, 2012

By Qurious

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

I love this book! It's an absolutely charming romp through a rainy day... from rain hitting the window pane to jumping in puddles and making mud pies (and yes, washing up afterwards.) The illustrations are gorgeous and the story reads like a joyful poem. So much fun, it makes me wish it would rain soon! This book is a keeper.

"I sing a little mud song,
a puddle song,
a muddle song,
a no-shoes, toes-ooze,
slip-slap-and-thud song."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Rainy Day Any Day Fun! April 15, 2012

By Nancy I. Sanders

Format:Hardcover

What could make a rainy day more fun than this?! A rollicking good time will be had by the reader and listener alike!!! Definitely a book little kids will love to hear and say over and over again. Hooray for springtime fun. Hooray for Split! Splat!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful rhythms! April 3, 2012

By Meirav

Format:Hardcover

I just bought Split! Splat! for my four-year-old nephew. I can't wait to read it to him when I visit later this month.

Preschoolers and kindergartners will really like this book, which is filled with onomatopoeic words that mimic the sound of falling rain, of splashing in puddles, and of sloshing in mud. The secret is that I also love it. Now, even hours after I read the book, I still have the sing-song rhythms of this book is going through my head! It's fun to say the words! Pip. Pip. Pip. Pip.