Looking for Splasher: The Little Tasmanian Devil

by Nancy Walker

Looking for Splasher is a fast romp of a story featuring Tasmanian native animals, their habitat, their food sources, and their voices.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

26 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 9, 2017

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Reviews

[Toni · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple story featuring a family of Tasmanian devils looking for their little sister who disappeared during a game of hide-and-seek. They ask a kookaburra bird for help, who in turn organizes a proper search party made of several other animals: an echidna, a wallaby, a platypus and a wombat. They all look for Splasher in places where they would normally find their favourite food. In this way, children are introduced to habitats and feeding habits of these animals. Naturally, there is a happy end, and Splasher is reunited with her family.
This story would help the little reader get to know basic information about native Tasmanian animals. Personally, I felt there were too many names of the characters to remember, but children may find the onomatopoeic aspect amusing and entertaining.
Thank you to NetGalley and Trafford Publishing for theARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

[Etienne · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't really like this one. I look a bit cheap with the generic illustrations on one side and a text page on the other. The story in itself was not entirely bad but still a bit below average. Not really worth it! Sorry...

[Carla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Splasher, a Tasmanian devil, is missing. After playing hide and seek, his siblings can't find him. All the other Australian native animals go looking for him. They all go looking in their own habitats, where they would find their own food, which is not a big help in finding Splasher. Eventually he is found.

We enjoyed the story and learned a bit about native animals in Australia which was fun and interesting. I did explain to my grandson that the illustrations were made so the animals looked cute and that they did not really look like the ones in the book, which had me searching online to show both of them what the real animals looked like. We also talked about being lost and what they should do if they were, of course Graham informed me that Splasher wasn't lost, he was hiding and they just couldn't find him. This is a cute story that can be used to learn about animals in Australia as well as the whole idea of being lost. We liked it. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book upon my request. The rating, ideas and opinions shared are my own.

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute pictures can not save a book.



And it does have cute pictures, and you would think it would have a cool story to go along with it.

Splasher, a Tasmanian devil, is missing, after playing hide and seek, so all the other Australian native animals go looking for him, though their logic is very, well, animalistic, as they look where they find their food.

I suppose this book is to teach us about different Australian animals and what food they eat. That is the only reason I can see for us to know about grubs and things.

It is just a boring book, with cute pictures.

And oh, yeah, they do find Splasher in the end.

THanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

[Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really cute book! I love the pictures of the animals. The little tasmanian devil Splasher gets lost in this story. All the little devils are playing hide and seek and one goes missing. They can't find their sister Splasher. There are many colorful animals all through the book, as they all go looking for the small devil. The mother has a bird named Kookie go looking for her offspring. The bird flies to a location that has other animals to alert them of the search. We see a lively adventure as each animal runs off to look in the areas they are familiar with. It's a fun way the author shows different animals and their habitat. I won't tell what happens, but it's a good children's book to share with someone you love. I recommend it.

[Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I chose to read this book after receiving a free e-copy from the author. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased.

Looking for Splasher is a short children’s book about a young Tasmanian Devil who is missing after playing hide-and-seek with her siblings. Kookie Kookaburra gathers several animals to help find her.

The pictures in this book are kind of cute and the story is okay although there isn’t much excitement even though Splasher is missing; there are a few things children can learn about Tasmania especially the animals that live there. Looking for Splasher is cute to read once but not a story children would want to read over and over. It could be a little more exciting and even though it’s short, it needs to be edited.

[Cat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of scary story for littles. Cautionary tale. Little tasmanian devil plays hide and seek with little brothers and sister. She gets sleepy and falls asleep really well hidden in a log. Scares her poor family and friends as they search for her. Maybe remind children not to hide too well??? intros many animals from Down under children may want to learn more about. Illustrations are nicely done and cute!

I received a Kindle ARC from Netgalley in exchange for a fair review.

[Pat Eroh · Rating 5 out of 5]

How can you not love these cute little devils and their adventure? Splasher is lost and everyone must go looking to find him. The illustrations are so cute and the story is adorable. My kids loved this story. I highly recommend this.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[D Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book to my 5 year old and he liked it a lot. It teaches a good lesson of helpfulness and working together. My son’s favorite character was the wallaby and I liked that the names of the animals included the type of animal they were ( Pozz Possum).

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Cassandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received a complimentary copy.

The book has a lot of silly named characters that would make children laugh, perhaps but the story is not strong. I know that there is some educational descriptions laced in but it just did not hit the mark for an amazing children's book.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I wasn't a big fan of this one. While the pictures were bright and colorful and cute, the story was just average for me.

[Susan Underbrink · Rating 3 out of 5]

A big thank you to NetGalley and Trafford Publishing for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is a children's book. It's an ok story, it's different because it utilizes Australian animals. The graphics were just ok for me. It was hard to tell if was a Tasmanian devil. I give this a 2.5. I was disappointed.