SuitabookSplash Day!
Nick Sharratt
- Reading
- Read the rhymes aloud first, pausing for the splash sounds and repeated patterns. Then invite the child to spot visual clues, predict the joke or ending, and try the puzzles independently or together.
- Themes
- Shared celebration and effort: The class’s hard work is linked with a shared Splash Day, where children and teachers take part in water-based fun. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Language and visual participation: The book combines rhyming, rhythmic language with bright illustrations, visual clues and reported jokes or puzzles. Its design appears to make sound patterns and visual interpretation part of the reading experience, rather than relying on prose alone.
- Worth knowing
- The water-fight premise presents exuberant group play and adults joining in. Consider whether your child enjoys noisy, highly active celebrations, and discuss how playful splashing can still involve noticing other people’s boundaries.