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Splash Day!

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Splish, splosh, splash! It's Splash Day and everyone is ready for a water fight! They've got their trunks and wetsuits, some wellies and rubber rings, and Mrs Rose even has a great big hose! Join in with all the splashing fun in Nick Sharratt's beautiful debut Little Gem. Bursting with lots of rhyme, rhythm and energy for little ones to enjoy, it's the perfect book for a young reader's first steps on the path to reading independence.

ISBN: 9781781128275
Pub Date: 16th July 2018
Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 80

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Radley Adult 20 book reviews

26th February '19

I read it myself (an adult)

Fantastic bright colourful book . Big pictures and a sentence on each page ideal for new readers and read alone . Lovely idea and both my children are asking for this at their school so I has been added to the school bag to show their teachers .

fifebooklovers Adult 145 book reviews

5th March '19

I read it to fifebookboy aged 6 aged 6

This is a lovely and fun book based on a real life event that takes places at a school every year where all the teachers and pupils have a big water fight. We love Nick Sharratt's clear and colourful illustrations, they are really appealing. The story is simple but engaging and it's a great book for early or reluctant readers. Children feel like they are reading a more grown up book without getting overwhelmed. The story is told in prose but there is a rhyming element which is fun to read too. The illustrations are inclusive and representative of children in the UK.

Tilly2012 Aged 6 7 books

23rd February '19

Tilly2012 read it themselves aged 6 aged 6

I really enjoyed this book because it was easy to read and has lovely bright pictures. It made me happy
because has my name in it.

Samanna Adult 70 book reviews

23rd February '19

I read it to Samanna1 aged 4 aged 4

This little book is filled with pictures and small sentences above or under each picture, so that the child can see what is going on as you read it. My daughter enjoyed watching the water fight happening. She also enjoyed listening to the jokes that are inside the cover. She’s trying to memorise them. She also found a spot the difference in the back of the book so she enjoyed doing that a lot. A nice book for children starting to read.

Tariq Adult 108 book reviews

24th February '19

I read it to Jaanu aged 6 aged 6 & to T aged 4 months aged 0

This book is great for kids as its easy to read and has lovely bright pictures. It is a good transition book if you're going from picture books to chapter books as it is longer than a normal picture book but does not have traditional chapters like a chapter book. The edition we got was a compact size, so it would be great to take on holiday.

MrsSmith Adult 27 book reviews

2nd March '19

I read it to JackSmith aged 5 aged 5

Nick Sharatt is just fantastic! This book is full of fantastic illustrations and is a brilliant transition book into reading sentences for children. My son absolutely loved this book! It's a fantastic story and he was able to read some of the sentences as they are not too long. There was an added bonus of jokes at the front and spot the difference at the back. Fab!

CathC Adult 207 book reviews

25th February '19

I read it to RC13 aged 6 aged 6

Not sure who enjoyed reading this book more- my daughter or my dad! My daughter loved the illustrations. My dad enjoyed that he could read with gusto adding in the sound effects! A lovely book- great for readers who are becoming more confident.

Cricket Aged 8 15 books

30th January '19

Cricket read it themselves aged 8 aged 8

This book is really nice if you like water fights and playing with water generally. It’s good because it doesn’t have too many words on a page. The paper is yellow which helps with Dyslexia. I would recommend this book.

Leximoo Aged 6 68 books

5th March '19

Leximoo read it themselves aged 6 aged 6

My daughter enjoyed reading this book she said is was fun and loved the rhyming in it and she loved the bright coloured illustrations. Well done nick on this book as its great for young reader. Only down side was my daughter found this book a little easy to read. But my youngest daughter is now looking forward to reading it as she learning to read.

Iowsienna Aged 5 16 books

14th March '19

Iowsienna read it themselves aged 5 aged 5

This was a fun book for My daughter to attempt to read to herself. She was slightly intimidated by the amount of words on the page and the small font at first but she enjoyed the content which helped her persevere. It is well illustrated with bright fun colours.

Rylieroo Aged 6 3 books

7th March '19

Rylieroo read it themselves aged 6 aged 6

Review written on behalf of my son, He loves that the book shows you can have a fun reward at school for working hard, all the children are friends and they look happy and there are lots of pictures in the book.

This book is good however I would have thought the writing would be that bit bigger for the age range this book is aimed at, however that said it is a good story line that helps children see that it can be fun to go to school.

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About Nick Sharratt

Nick Sharratt Biography

Nick Sharratt is a much-respected illustrator and author of children’s books. He was born in London in 1962 and spent his childhood in Suffolk, Nottinghamshire and Manchester.

From a very early age Sharratt loved to draw so it was no surprise that when he left school he decided to go to Manchester Polytechnic to do a foun...

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