Splosh! - Mick Inkpen

Kipper story books appeal to young children due to the simple story plots and lovely pictures. The author Mick Inkpen is also the author of other modern classics such as wibbly pig which can now also be seen on Cbeebies. My daughter is a huge fan of all kipper books. It has become a bit of an obsession, however if it instills a love of books it is something we like to encourge. The story of SPLOSH is one of my daughters kipper storyboards books. The board books are ideal for young preschools who tend to rip the pages. The story is set of just eight pages/boards and feature kipper and a few other animals, which are 3 rabbits ...  Read the complete review

~The Book~ Splosh is a paperback book which is written and illustrated by Mick Inkpen. Splosh is a book about Kipper and his adventures outside, with his blue and white stripy umbrella and some little friends on a rainy day. Kipper is a dog, a very cute loveable dog. Kipper is light and dark brown with a white tummy, nose and paws. ~The Story~ It is raining so Kipper puts up his umbrella, 'Splash!' went the rain on Kippers umberella. Kipper jumps in a puddle 'Splosh' then he hears and sees the lightning and thunder 'Flash!' 'Boom!'. On his walk he sees a hedgehog with rain water dripping off his little nose 'Drip, ...  Read the complete review

Splosh! One of the books in the Kipper series, this will almost certainly appeal to very young children, featuring as it does the ever loveable Kipper, that walking, talking, umbrella carrying little chap! I say umbrella carrying because we meet Kipper on the first page, holding his umbrella with the rain going "Splash!" on the aforementioned umbrella. We are introduced therefore immediately to the format of the book. Each page starts with a sound...splash; splosh; flash; drip, drip, drip; hop squelch;a a a tishoo;slop slap. Great words, which children will easily give an action to. The sound words are in inverted commas, and ...  Read the complete review