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K-3I Can Read Book series.
Illustrated by
Robert Eberz.
Text by Amy Hsu Lin. The Cat Gang wants Splat to join their band, but he doesn't play an instrument--until he discovers just the right sound by accident (Bang). Splat combs the beach looking for the perfect shell for his grandpa and gets some surprising help (Whale). The slight stories are mostly vehicles for the silly onomatopoeia and the wacky, exaggerated illustrations of the frazzled kitty. Review covers these I Can Read Book titles: Splat the Cat: A Whale of a Tale and Splat the Cat with a Bang and a Clang.