Splat the Cat: The Rain Is a Pain

Splat the Cat - I Can Read

by Rob Scotton

Splat can't wait to try out his brand-new roller skates! But when it starts to rain, will Splat's fun day be ruined Beginning readers will love the wordplay in this Splat story.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Cats, Fiction, Humor, Storytime, Animals

Paperback

Published January 1, 2012

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

[Meg McGregor · Rating 3 out of 5]

What the girls and I like about this story!

A. It has Splat!
B. Splat has the coolest color of roller skates, imaginable! (According to the girls)!
C. It is raining and raining and raining!


What the girls and I dislike about the story!

A. Splat keeps making a mess throughout the entire house!
B. He keeps complaining about the rain!
C. His sister makes frosted fish sticks! FROSTED?? Really???

So, we settled on three stars!

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad early reader. In fact, I'll bet kids would enjoy it. I, however, as an extremely boring adult-type, could not get over the grossness factor when they were talking about frosted fish sticks. I'm sorry, but fish sticks and frosting? Gag! The rest of the story was cute enough, but the ending seemed rather abrupt.

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Splat the Cat is having a rough day because of the rain.

This story makes as much use of the -ai- in words as possible to teach that vowel combination to new readers. The story is a little silly, but very relatable to anyone who has ever had their plans or desires thwarted by rain.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think Splat the Cat books are a blast! The illustrations are hilarious and I'll bet cats would LOVE frosted fish sticks (and kids would love reading about said frosted fish sticks - gross out factors with kids are a hit).

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Splat the Cat was excited to go outside to enjoy his new rollerskates. Soon it went from sunny to rainy so Splat went inside where he quickly made a mess and caused problems for the whole family. Funny story with a funny happy ending.

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book for beginning readers!

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

What fun is it to have new purple skates if the rain moves in and leaves you stuck inside. Super fun, except I will not be eating frosted fish sticks any time soon. Yuck!

[Bellatuscana Bellatuscana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of rhyming words. Written on a kid’s level.

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[Jeremy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hav liked it

[Jesse Baggs · Rating 2 out of 5]

Repetitive in a way that’s probably good for early readers.

[K Morlando · Rating 4 out of 5]

We really enjoyed reading this!

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lex liked how they messed up the house.

[Minnesota Boy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Weird but it is a "I can Read" and I should actually be reading 100-200 Page Books so I guess I just Don't Understand it so well

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Maddie read for the evening.

[BibliofiendLM · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adorable and very fitting for today's forecast.

[Holly Letson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was nice.

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Splat the Cat roller skates indoors after it begins to rain.

This early reader teaches words ending in “-ain.” The 12 words in the -ain sound family found in this book are listed on the inside front cover.

Although it is designated as a Level 1 beginning reader, this book is longer and wordier with more complex sentence structures than most Level 1 beginning readers.

[Ethelen V. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hsu, L. A., Scotton, R., & Eberz, R. (2012). Splat the Cat: The rain is a pain. New York, NY: Harper.


Splat the cat can't wait to try out his new roller skates. However, while outside, it starts to rain and he is forced to go inside. once he goes inside, Splat has all kinds of adventures including frosting fish sticks!

This book is designed for beginning readers who have mastered the short vowel sounds and are now moving to the long vowel sounds (approximately 5-6 years old). This story introduces words with the "-ain" sound such as rain, train, etc. Due to the limited vocabulary, it is a great confidence builder for emerging readers. The illustrations are fun, bold, and accentuate the text. Splat is a very enjoyable character and reminds me of busy, always mobile 5-6 year olds. Young children will find this book funny.

[Tam · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a "Beginning 1 Reader" (simple sentences for eager new readers) for ages 4 - 8.

Excerpt from the book:
"Splat couldn't wait to spend a whole day in his brand-new skates. It was a sunny day. There was one plain little cloud in the sky, but it looked far away. Splat jumped, spun and flipped, and the cloud got bigger. It got closer. It got darker."

[Alyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Splat just wants to try out his new skates but the weather goes from clear skies to a rainy day. Splat hates the rain so he decides to use his skates inside the house, much to the dislike of everyone else in his family. Splat is constantly running into trouble. This book does have a happy ending though and I liked the rhyming words.

[Edward Creter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Splattiness rules!!!!! Splat the Cat wants t try some roller blading, and has the moves--and the padding---to prove his point. But it's raining cats and...well, more cats! What's a cat to do on a rainy day? The answers will have you meowling with pure delight and (dare we say it) laughing in the rain, walking hand in hand with the ones you love!

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations are a delight in this easy reader.

Veg*n parents note: There is an extended scene involving "frosted fish sticks" being prepared by Splat's family; on the other hand they are, of course, cats.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little long for my struggling to read first grader, but it tied in well to this week's words, which include the -ain words like rain and pain. I like that there are a handful of more difficult words sprinkled in.

[k2148 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Splat the Cat: The Rain Is a Pain (I Can Read Level 1). By Rob Scotton. Narrator: Dan Bittner. 2012. HarperCollins (Unabridged audiobook, 5 min).

Splat's roller skating plans may have been put on hold due to a rainy day, but to his surprise the rain has left a gift for all to see.

[Allison · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it but the limited vocabulary makes it not quite as fun.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Splat gets into a bunch of misadventures after he comes inside soaking wet from the rainstorm which ended his outdoor play.


Sean and I read this while waiting in the BX for Pops.

[Nancy Jo Lambert · Rating 3 out of 5]

This addition to this series is just as good as the others! I know that kids who are fans of this series, are really going to enjoy this book. Another Splat the Cat hit!

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Splat makes a mess when he rolls into the house away from the rain.

[Ginger Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good easy reader book with limited vocabulary in the popular Splat the Cat series the kids are sure to enjoy.