Splat the Cat discovers that winning isn’t everything in this funny tale for beginning readers from the New York Times–bestselling author!
Splat the Cat’s friends Spike and Plank are coming over to play games. Splat is excited to play with them . . . until everything starts to go wrong! First he trips and falls in Mouse, Mouse, Cat—and then he can’t find a good hiding spot in hide-and-seek. Children will be delighted as Splat finds a way to have fun in the end.
Splat the Cat: The Name of the Game is a perfect story for kids just learning to read, with bright, vivid illustrations and an easy-to-follow text full of Splat’s signature humor.
Praise for Splat the Cat
“Splat . . . is a hoot with his spindly legs, flyaway fur and highly expressive tail.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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