Join Splat the Cat on a school trip to the zoo to see his favourite animals in bestselling picture book author Rob Scotton's hilarious new adventure.

Splat the Cat is so excited when Mrs. Wimpydimple announces that the class will be going to the zoo. While everyone calls out his or her favourite animal-Elephant! Giraffe! Monkey!-Splat only wants to see the penguins. After all, penguins are perfect; they are black and white, just like Splat!

All day long, Splat just can't wait. But when the smallest animal makes the biggest splash and shuts down the penguin exhibit, Splat goes home disappointed and alone . . . or does he?

Fans of Splat the Cat will delight in this funny story about animals and enjoy Splat's always-present enthusiasm.

This book is part of a book series called Splat the Cat .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Rob Scotton studied at Leicester Polytechnic. He lives in Rutland with his wife, Liz, who is also an artist. Rob only had to look out of his studio window to find the inspiration for Russell the Sheep. The rolling countryside surrounding his home is brimming with sheep, other wildlife, sheep, rural beauty and more sheep!