Jeff Sheppard

I liked this book for two reasons. First, I liked how it was pretty different from most children's books for three reasons: it chose numbers where most books are on the alphabet, it counted backwards, and it did not rhyme. It had a Laura Numeroff style when it repeated the if/then statements that she is famous for using. For example, "but if you just mean to paint the ceiling and there isn't a ladder to be found, then the right number of elephants is..." I also liked how the book was paced. show more It starts off crazy with all ten elephants and then slows down to a calm with only one elephant. The main idea of this book was to teach number recognition. show less

Simple, for counting, but mostly for fun. I liked the elephant expressions. My favorite line was, "Of course, if you just want to impress the neighbors with a quick circus, then the right number of elephants is 5." Because who wouldn't want to impress the neighbors with a quick circus?

Simple, for counting, but mostly for fun. I liked the elephant expressions. My favorite line was, "Of course, if you just want to impress the neighbors with a quick circus, then the right number of elephants is 5." Because who wouldn't want to impress the neighbors with a quick circus?

Title: Splash, Splash
Author: Jeff Sheppard
Publisher/date of publication: Macmillan Publishing Company/ 1994
Summary of Book: This book is a children’s picture book about different animals. When the animals fall in the water and splash, they make their own distinctive noises when they get wet. For example, when a cow falls into the water, it says moo, splash, moo.
Personal Reaction: I think this book is a great children’s book. It has big, bold, and colorful illustrations of the animals show more falling in to the water. I think that big, bold and colorful illustrations are very important in children’s books. The children may not be able to read but because of the illustrations, they are still able to tell what’s going on in this book. The animals have expressions on their faces when falling into the water and by this you can tell if the animal is happy or unhappy. This book expresses easy repetition of animal sounds combined with playful and rhyming words to make this a perfect book for reading and laughing out loud. I personally thin this book is a great book to read aloud to young children because of the animal sound effects. (I read this to my son and he laughed at me making the sounds and loved looking at the pictures.)
Extension Ideas:
1. The students will have the choice of a color sheet of a pig, dog, cow, duck, cat, mouse, bee, or a frog. These were all the animals represented in Splash, Splash.
2. The students will get to participate in a show and tell day. They can bring an animal from home to show and tell. The parents will have to approve and be involved in this part and take the animal home afterwards. If the child does not have an animal to bring then they can bring their favorite stuffed animal and tell about it. show less