Splat the Cat and the Quick Chicks

Splat the Cat - I Can Read

by Rob Scotton (Illustrator)

Splat's class project is taking care of chicken eggs in this I Can Read book from New York Times bestselling author-artist Rob Scotton. When Splat takes the chicks home overnight, they hatch and run loose around his house! They pop up in the bathroom, hide inside his socks, and fall asleep in the paint box! Will Splat be able to round them all up? Beginning readers will practice words in the quick and chick word family in this easy-to-read addition to the Splat series. Splat the Cat and the Quick Chicks is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Animals, Cats, Juvenile

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 26, 2016

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

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and cute for a kindergarten reader. Words are both simple and challenging for young readers and the book are lengthy enough to discuss. Splat the cat is so fun to read and always a crowd pleaser.

[Jaime · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this one to Julianna yesterday. She liked this one because she likes Splat the cat and it was funny to her. She gives it a 5.

[Julian · Rating 5 out of 5]

How lucky my little 7yo is.

Her class ran an experiment in the classroom: they got an incubator and eggs from a farm, followed up all the process and are now, after hatching, taking care of the chicks until they go back to the farm. She's learned a lot the last few weeks.

To top it off, her fantastic teacher requested this book from the library and read it to the class. Then she offered my daughter, still struggling with her reading, to take it home to read with us. Splat is a favorite at home, so this book was just perfect.

I love the education my daughter is getting.

[Lindsey Greer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I normally LOVE Splat the Cat, but this one wasn't a 5 star for me. Classroom pets can be somewhat relatable to kids, but this is limited because of allergies they don't do it a whole lot. It is a good way to show setting change to kids since he goes all over his house & to/from school. It just wasn't as energetic as some of the others to me.

[Jade · Rating 4 out of 5]

Re-read

The youngest member of the household has been able to read this one by themselves for some time but they are a fan of fluffy chicks and being read to, so this time the child asked that I read the text aloud. Cuddles, and cooing about fluffy chicks, ensued.

[Bethany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for lexile project
Lexile: 430

It seems that quotation marks to indicate speaking is pretty common by lexile level 400, and that's evident in this one, too. Harder words and more complex sentences are evident as we change tenses pretty often.

[AMY · Rating 5 out of 5]

Splat is entrusted with the class eggs by his teacher. He does everything he can to keep them safe. Then the hatching begins and Splat has a tough time keeping up with all of them. Cute story and hilarious illustrations. Kids will surely enjoy this one. Highly recommended for Grades 1-3.

[Misty (Reds Romance Reviews) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read, sure to put a smile on your child's face!

[Kathy (Kindle-aholic) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Splat has to take care of his class's chicks. Of course, this isn't as easy once they've hatched. The little one loves this book.

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m not sure if I would have trusteed Spalt with 12 chick eggs, but Miss Wimpledimple did.

[Taika · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's so cute.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

SMART 2020 - nice rhyming word clues

[Jeanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another cute book for kids featuring Splat and a dozen soon-to-hatch eggs. Makes a nice little Easter season story for the kiddies.

[Millie · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book i loved it

[Joshua David · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was so cute. It was funny. I read this within an hour.

[Lucca · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute story with our fave cat!

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seems higher than a level one reader, especially when compared to other level one readers. It was challenging for my struggling reader.

[Maureen]

2016 Scholastic edition

[Mloy]

Just a cute, short, whimsical tales about Splat the cat taking care of the class pets: twelve chicken which eventually hatched.

[Gaby S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Son para niños, pero qué les diré, amo a los gatos y éste me recuerda a los míos. Es una serie infantil muy hermosa.

[Stephanie Tournas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Splat the Cat wins the draw to take home the class pets: twelve chicken eggs. He makes them cozy in a dresser drawer and goes to sleep. When he wakes up the next morning, the chicks have hatched and Splat has to find them as they get into mischief all around his bedroom. Silly exploits abound as Splat tries to gather up all the chicks and get them back to school. One and two syllable words, assonance, and alliteration, combined with cute drawings of a cat make this a humorous adventure new readers will enjoy.

[Lorraine Der]

Library Catalog

[Ruth Ellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slat finds chicks everywhere.

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Splat hatches 12 chicks for his class.

[Liz Todd · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun!

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another adventure for Splat the Cat. This time he has to keep track of the class eggs overnight. What a surprise when they hatch and he has to take care of a dozen chicks instead.

[J.]

Jane read April 2019