"Splat's bicycle bumps and jumps over the bumpy track on his way to school, until...crack! Splat takes a tumble off of his bike and finds himself nose to beak with a duck. A crash of this caliber should certainly merit some alarm from this duck, but Splat hears no sound. A duck with no quack? Splat thinks that his teacher, Mrs. Wimpydimple, will know what to do, so Splat packs the duck in his backpack along with his school supplies and heads off to...

"Splat the Cat is excited to play games with his friends -- until he loses every game! Will Spalt find a way to have fun?"--Page [4] of cover. Looking forward to a fun-filled playdate with his friends Spike and Plank, Splat the Cat is dismayed when things start going wrong, from his fall during a game to his inability to find a good hide-and-seek spot.

When an accident breaks the family's television, Splat resolves to win a new one by entering a cake-baking contest, an effort that is challenged by a disastrous first attempt and a goal of preparing a cake in the shape of a superhero.

Splat's friends start a band and want him to join the band. He is afraid he does not have a talent for being in a band, but tries to think of something he can contribute.

While planning a surprise party to show his best friend Seymour how much he values their friendship, Splat keeps so many secrets Seymour doesn't want to be friends anymore.

"Splat, Spike, and Plank can't wait to go to the fair. But when Kitten can't come, the friends are determined to bring her back the perfect gift. Beginning readers will delight in Splat's hilarious attempts to find the perfect present. Readers won't even know they are learning as they have fun with the -air sound. "--Jkt. flap.

When Splat meets the new cat scout, Scott, he is in awe of everything that Scott can do. But soon Splat realizes that he is talented in his own way and he learns a lesson about the power of teamwork.