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Splat the Cat and the Duck with No Quack
Splat is on an ordinary bike trip to school when suddenly—SPLAT! Splat’s bike crashes and he finds himself nose to beak with a duck! Although a crash of this caliber should certainly merit some alarm from this duck, Splat hears no quacking. What’s a cat to do? Off to Cat School the pair goes to find out what will put the quack back in our feathered friend. Read along with Splat the Cat in his third easy-to-read book with a lesson in the “ack” sound!
32 pages, Hardcover
First published June 2, 2011
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Rob Scotton
135 books137 followersRob 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.
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April 20, 2019
Fun. I liked the rhymes.
May 2, 2018
a good read for my kiddos.
June 22, 2016
Splat the Cat and the Duck with No Quack is the baffling tale about a duck who, you guessed it, does not quack. Splat finds the mute ‘drake’ (what male ducks are called), while peddling on his bike to Cat School. He tries several logical things to help the duck quack, but none of his duck-minded ideas seem to help. Plank and Spike, Splat’s cat friends, offer silly suggestions to help the duck quack, until one of them winds up eating Splat’s fish sticks from his backpack. I wonder who? Splat eventually decides Mrs. Wimpydimple is their only hope. But will Mrs. Wimpydimple be able to solve the quack-less mystery and get Splat’s new feathered friend quacking like a duck again?
Splat the Cat and the Duck with No Quack is quite a tongue-twister. It is loaded with plenty of “Acks!” and should Mrs. Wimpydimple succeed, hopefully a few “quacks”. One must read the book, though, in order to find out. Duck is certain to help children establish a newfound love of reading books by the last turn of the page, if they do not enjoy reading already.
Splat the Cat and the Duck with No Quack is part of Harper Collins “Beginning Reading” level one books which contain short sentences, familiar words and easy concepts for children who are learning to read on their own to understand. Thirteen words ending in “ack” are listed behind the front cover. Children are encouraged to find those particular words throughout the story as they read. This technique not only aides in inspiring children to read the book, but it also gets their minds engaged in words that may sound similar, but have different meanings such as; back, lack, tack and stack for example.
The illustrations in Splat the Cat and the Duck with No Quack, are very detailed, right down to the teeny, tiny furry hairs jutting out on, Splat the Cat. Each animated picture is drawn in a manner which makes the characters appear lifelike in a child’s mind. Duck’s turquoise color is eye-catching and makes him standout...besides being a duck who doesn’t quack. Turquoise was a wise color choice for this character since the story is centered around Duck and his quack-less dilemma. Duck’s memorable appearance literally has him waddling off of each page.
If someone should ever ask, “Have you ever seen a turquoise colored duck?” The answer is certain to be; “Why yes, in Splat the Cat and the Duck with No Quack, of course.
Splat the Cat and the Duck with No Quack is quite a tongue-twister. It is loaded with plenty of “Acks!” and should Mrs. Wimpydimple succeed, hopefully a few “quacks”. One must read the book, though, in order to find out. Duck is certain to help children establish a newfound love of reading books by the last turn of the page, if they do not enjoy reading already.
Splat the Cat and the Duck with No Quack is part of Harper Collins “Beginning Reading” level one books which contain short sentences, familiar words and easy concepts for children who are learning to read on their own to understand. Thirteen words ending in “ack” are listed behind the front cover. Children are encouraged to find those particular words throughout the story as they read. This technique not only aides in inspiring children to read the book, but it also gets their minds engaged in words that may sound similar, but have different meanings such as; back, lack, tack and stack for example.
The illustrations in Splat the Cat and the Duck with No Quack, are very detailed, right down to the teeny, tiny furry hairs jutting out on, Splat the Cat. Each animated picture is drawn in a manner which makes the characters appear lifelike in a child’s mind. Duck’s turquoise color is eye-catching and makes him standout...besides being a duck who doesn’t quack. Turquoise was a wise color choice for this character since the story is centered around Duck and his quack-less dilemma. Duck’s memorable appearance literally has him waddling off of each page.
If someone should ever ask, “Have you ever seen a turquoise colored duck?” The answer is certain to be; “Why yes, in Splat the Cat and the Duck with No Quack, of course.
April 12, 2019
SUMMARY: Splat finds a "duck lacking in quacking" and wants to help. So he asks his friends and teacher to help figure out how to get the duck's quack back.
The story wasn't good or bad, but I could see a kid really liking Splat and his pet mouse Seymour (which goes everywhere that Splat goes). I did like that Splat's teacher was very patient and tried to help this strange little duck. For an added laugh, check out the saying printed on the eye chart.
The story also had elements of problem solving as different things were tried until finally coming up with why the duck was lacking in quacking.
I like the illustrations of Splat the Cat, especially the wildly crooked tail that quivers at times when he is worried or excited; however, sometimes the over done smiles are a little on the scary side. I thought it was unusual that all the other cats in the story had clothes, except for Splat who only wore a hat and carried a red book satchel
Based on the Splat the Cat character created by Rob Scotton; but this story was written by someone else.
An I Can Read Book -- Level 1 -- Defined as Beginning Reader (short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts for children eager to read on their own) It seemed the story was written in words that a beginning reader would be able to read on their own.
I read this title in a hardbound copy of five (5) stories in this sentence; however, THE ADVENTURES OF SPLAT THE CAT was not listed in the Good Reads database; so I have reviewed them individually.
The story wasn't good or bad, but I could see a kid really liking Splat and his pet mouse Seymour (which goes everywhere that Splat goes). I did like that Splat's teacher was very patient and tried to help this strange little duck. For an added laugh, check out the saying printed on the eye chart.
The story also had elements of problem solving as different things were tried until finally coming up with why the duck was lacking in quacking.
I like the illustrations of Splat the Cat, especially the wildly crooked tail that quivers at times when he is worried or excited; however, sometimes the over done smiles are a little on the scary side. I thought it was unusual that all the other cats in the story had clothes, except for Splat who only wore a hat and carried a red book satchel
Based on the Splat the Cat character created by Rob Scotton; but this story was written by someone else.
An I Can Read Book -- Level 1 -- Defined as Beginning Reader (short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts for children eager to read on their own) It seemed the story was written in words that a beginning reader would be able to read on their own.
I read this title in a hardbound copy of five (5) stories in this sentence; however, THE ADVENTURES OF SPLAT THE CAT was not listed in the Good Reads database; so I have reviewed them individually.
May 28, 2019
Splat, the Cat, is back and this time, he is helping a duck "lacking in quacking".
As a teacher, caregiver, and parent, I am always pleased to find books, with emphasis on decoding skills. This book emphasizes 13 words ending in -ack. The girls were noticing them, while I was reading the book.
Then Lexi, read the book again, to herself, and spotted all the -ack words again!
This is such a fun story! I was tickled pink, by how Mrs. Wimpydimple (love that name) was able to figure out why the Blue Duck didn't quack!
Once that mystery was solved, that duck was quacking and reading - reading and quacking!
Gotta love Splat! Without his caring attitude, and compassion towards the silent duck, that little quacker might never have regained his quack!
As a teacher, caregiver, and parent, I am always pleased to find books, with emphasis on decoding skills. This book emphasizes 13 words ending in -ack. The girls were noticing them, while I was reading the book.
Then Lexi, read the book again, to herself, and spotted all the -ack words again!
This is such a fun story! I was tickled pink, by how Mrs. Wimpydimple (love that name) was able to figure out why the Blue Duck didn't quack!
Once that mystery was solved, that duck was quacking and reading - reading and quacking!
Gotta love Splat! Without his caring attitude, and compassion towards the silent duck, that little quacker might never have regained his quack!
August 18, 2017
Splat the Cat discovers a duck with no quack. He decides to figure out what the problem is...and comes to a surprising conclusion.
Ok, I have issues with the ending of this. I know it is supposed to be funny and really the story has more to do with the -ck sound appearing as much as possible for new readers...but it just isn't logical. Why would vision impairment cause a lack of voice??? And even people with vision impairment would probably react vocally to sudden surprises. It's probably harmless, but don't think about this one too much to fully enjoy it.
Ok, I have issues with the ending of this. I know it is supposed to be funny and really the story has more to do with the -ck sound appearing as much as possible for new readers...but it just isn't logical. Why would vision impairment cause a lack of voice??? And even people with vision impairment would probably react vocally to sudden surprises. It's probably harmless, but don't think about this one too much to fully enjoy it.
February 18, 2021
I liked this children's book because it was about a duck that is found by a cat but does not quack. The cat tries to do everything it can to help the duck quack but doesn't know what to do so brings the duck to one of his friends. They try and dress up the duck but still no quack, they try and do everything but still no quack. Later, they find out the duck just needed glasses because the duck could not see. I thought this book was really cute and kids will enjoy it.
December 23, 2022
This was cute but not as engaging or clever as the first two Splat the cat books I read, but it was still entertaining enough, plus I liked the fact that the adult in the scenario was actually smart and was able to help the kids resolve duck's problem through a series of tests, instead of portraying the adult as clueless like in most pre-teen situation drama or comedic television shows or films.
February 7, 2017
Many of the rhymes seemed forced, but it has an enjoyable ending nevertheless.
However, I didn't like that they said Duck had an anxiety attack just from someone smiling at him. I don't feel like that is an accurate portrayal.
However, I didn't like that they said Duck had an anxiety attack just from someone smiling at him. I don't feel like that is an accurate portrayal.
November 25, 2017
Miss Six loves that she's found a book I can't immediately read. The rhymes are a little inconsistent breaking the flow, and me stumbling over words.
My adult brain struggles with the premise, but Miss Six didn't question a connection between a duck not quacking and needing glasses.
My adult brain struggles with the premise, but Miss Six didn't question a connection between a duck not quacking and needing glasses.
December 8, 2018
Beginning reader
Maybe this just goes to show that leveling isn't the best, but it seems that even though this is a level 1 book there's a lot of tricky words. It's also very repetitive (again, a beginning reader), but I think it would be more engaging if it weren't.
Maybe this just goes to show that leveling isn't the best, but it seems that even though this is a level 1 book there's a lot of tricky words. It's also very repetitive (again, a beginning reader), but I think it would be more engaging if it weren't.
April 21, 2022
This is a great book for younger readers. The illustrations are all funny and the words are all in a big font size. The plot of the story is also very enjoyable. I really liked that the front of the book has a list of words to spot throughout the text.
February 15, 2023
A cat runs into a duck that doesn't quack. What's the problem? There are many things attempted before the teacher figures out what's wrong.
Great drawings and lots of "ack" words. A beginner reader with a silly story.
Great drawings and lots of "ack" words. A beginner reader with a silly story.
June 6, 2017
Enjoyable read, my daughter loves Splat!!
August 23, 2017
I had to read this twice and it still isn't logical. But I do think the kiddos will like it.
February 2, 2018
When Splat finds a duck along the road with no quack, he enlists his friends and Mrs. Wimpydimple to help the duck out.
June 14, 2018
Cute read.
August 4, 2018
Love this book
This is very interesting book my son loves it he wants to read all of splat the cat books every night
This is very interesting book my son loves it he wants to read all of splat the cat books every night
January 12, 2019
Panic attack for comedic purposes? I'm not sure if that's a good thing to teach kids...
October 8, 2019
Countdown to Kindergarten: Letter Q
Strange book since the entire premise doesn't make sense. Oh well, it's still a little funny.
Strange book since the entire premise doesn't make sense. Oh well, it's still a little funny.
December 15, 2020
We really enjoyed reading this!
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April 22, 2021I always use to read splat the cat when I was younger but now I'm ten and I'm still reading this book thanks!rob scotton
July 5, 2021
We read this earlier this week. Julianna gives it a 5. Cute ending.
March 25, 2023
Splat finds a duck and gets help from a number of people to figure out what's wrong with it. Interesting illustrations and short, easy sentences with many "ack" words.
May 2, 2023
Story 4
Illustrations 4
Illustrations 4
December 31, 2023
reading goal done💪
June 8, 2025
Cute illustrations and great rhyming to help young readers. This was our first experience with Splat the Cat.
September 5, 2025
On the way to school on his bicycle splat meets a funny little duck. Duck will not quack, regardless of how much Splat and his friends try to help him. When they get to school, Mrs. Wimpydimple tries some things until she finds out what Duck’s problem is. Enjoyable story and illustrations.
December 4, 2017
This Splat the Cat book is a little different than most of the other ones as it is often times a tongue twister to read. Very fun but often times a twister for certain! It has many "ack" words in the story along with a few "oo" words as well. So if your child is learning to read and are working on these phonics this book would be perfect for them. It also has a 'vocabulary' list at first for children to 'find the word' within the story or you could use it as actual spelling words if you are a homeschooled parent.
Splat the Cat finds a lonely Duck that is silent. He thinks he's lost but when he tries to return him to his lake he's still not happy so he takes him to school. His teacher will know how to help find his quack. She does various things for him and realizes that Duck can't see; after she shares her glasses with Duck and hands Duck a book; Duck starts 'reading' with Quacks. So Splat the Cat helped Duck find his quack.
Cute little book to read due to the tongue twister type story. But also because it teaches to be kind to others that maybe a little different than you. Also to ask an adult if you have a situation you can't figure out. AND that wearing glasses isn't always a bad thing!
Splat the Cat finds a lonely Duck that is silent. He thinks he's lost but when he tries to return him to his lake he's still not happy so he takes him to school. His teacher will know how to help find his quack. She does various things for him and realizes that Duck can't see; after she shares her glasses with Duck and hands Duck a book; Duck starts 'reading' with Quacks. So Splat the Cat helped Duck find his quack.
Cute little book to read due to the tongue twister type story. But also because it teaches to be kind to others that maybe a little different than you. Also to ask an adult if you have a situation you can't figure out. AND that wearing glasses isn't always a bad thing!
September 26, 2011
This is a fun story about Splat the Cat helping a poor little duck. The story is a bit silly, but the rhyming narrative and adorable illustrations will entertain young children. Our youngest just loves the original Splat the Cat story and reads it over and over. So we've read all the new stories about this young cat that we can find at our local library - they certainly have come out with a lot of them in the last year or so!
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