今天叮叮要来找啪嗒玩，他怕叮叮把多鱼糖吃了，也怕叮叮弄坏了他的玩具。今天啪嗒还要上游泳课，水看上去好恐怖，还会把身上弄得湿乎乎的。看来今天将是最糟糕的一天。游泳课上，当猫咪们陆续跳进泳池后，岸上只剩下了啪嗒和叮叮，两个小家伙害怕得腿都不听使唤了？啪嗒是否可以克服心中的恐惧呢？他是否能够帮助叮叮战胜心魔跳入水中呢？
SPLISH, SPLASH, SPLAT
Splat the Cat makes waves at the pool in this hilarious new picture book - perfect for children learning to swim! Splat does not want to have a play date with Spike. Spike will break his toys and eat all of his fish-shaped sweets. And he does not want to learn how to swim – water is horrible, scary, and wet! He's sure that this is going to be the worst day ever. But when the rest of their classmates rush straight into the pool, Splat and Spike find that they may have more in common than they thought. Will Splat overcome his fear of water and get into the pool? And how can he help Spike to do the same?
今天叮叮要来找啪嗒玩，他怕叮叮把多鱼糖吃了，也怕叮叮弄坏了他的玩具。今天啪嗒还要上游泳课，水看上去好恐怖，还会把身上弄得湿乎乎的。看来今天将是最糟糕的一天。游泳课上，当猫咪们陆续跳进泳池后，岸上只剩下了啪嗒和叮叮，两个小家伙害怕得腿都不听使唤了？啪嗒是否可以克服心中的恐惧呢？他是否能够帮助叮叮战胜心魔跳入水中呢？
SPLISH, SPLASH, SPLAT
Splat the Cat makes waves at the pool in this hilarious new
picture book - perfect for children learning to swim! Splat does
not want to have a play date with Spike. Spike will break his toys
and eat all of his fish-shaped sweets. And he does not want to
learn how to swim – water is horrible, scary, and wet! He's sure
that this is going to be the worst day ever. But when the rest of
their classmates rush straight into the pool, Splat and Spike find
that they may have more in common than they thought. Will Splat
overcome his fear of water and get into the pool? And how can he
help Spike to do the same?
作者简介
畅销图画书“小羊罗素”和“啪嗒猫”系列的作者。拥有莱斯特技术学院荣誉学士学位的他同时还涉足贺卡、陶制品、丝织品、文具、玻璃制品等设计领域。目前，他与同为艺术家的妻子莉兹一起住在英国拉特兰地区。
Rob Scotton studied at Leicester Polytechnic. He lives in Rutland with his wife, Liz, who is also an artist. Rob only had to look out of his studio window to find the inspiration for Russell the Sheep. The rolling countryside surrounding his home is brimming with sheep, other wildlife, sheep, rural beauty and more sheep! Russell the Sheep is Rob's first picture book.
Splat Classic Collection #1 (5 Books)啪嗒猫系列经典套装（共5册）
荣登美国《纽约时报》儿童畅销书榜（The New York Times Best Seller）
美国《父母选书》杂志推荐（Parents’ Choice）
2005英国图书信托基金会最佳绘者奖提名（Booktrust Early Years Awards）
2006年入围凯特·格林纳威大奖（Kate Greenaway Medal）
2006 英国谢菲尔德儿童图书奖提名（Sheffield Children’s Book Awards）
美国国际阅读学会／美国童书协会儿童评选最爱童书（IRA/CBC Children’s Choice）
幽默的故事与高品质的画风相映成趣。
同时关照幼儿与家长的关注点，既有艺术价值又有教育意义。让家长与孩子在亲子轻松恢谐的共读过程中各有收获。
淘气好玩的绘本，没有距离感，让亲子共读的过程更加轻松、更加融洽。
故事场景贴近幼儿生活，画面色彩鲜明细节丰富。
这是一本融艺术价值与实用价值于一体的绘本精品，以细腻丰富的画面信息，生动的本土化文字，贴近生活的故事场景，将成长的烦恼、爱与亲情、自我能力等饱含哲理的话题娓娓道来，就像在读孩子们自己讲述的故事。
“This heart-warming story should melt even the flintiest cynic. Scotton’s frenetic illustrations are spot on and vivid enough to stroke. Buy this book for anyone you ‘like more than fish fingers and ice-cream’…” Daily Mail
这是一个温暖人心，沁人心脾的故事，画作形象栩栩如生，有如活生生的展现在读者面前。这本书会被大众津津乐道。---《每日邮报》
“A very sweet story, beautifully illustrated.” Norwich Evening News
一个非常亲切甜蜜的故事，画面抓人、形象漂亮。--《诺里奇晚报》
