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Summary
"Splash!" says Joshua, "Splash!" Joshua and his granny romp through a wonderful day out enjoying lots of watery delights in this charming picture book with boldly colored illustrations by Ken Wilson-Max. Joshua loves to shout "Splash!" as he stomps through puddles on a walk, rides the gigantic slide at the swimming pool, and listens to the rain pouring down on the bus ride home. Through it all, Granny is by his side, happily joining in the fun.
Author Notes
Malachy Doyle is the author of several picture books, including Jody's Beans and Tales from Old Ireland , as well as two young adult novels, Georgie , a Book Sense 76 Children's Pick, and Who is Jesse Flood? , a Junior Library Guild selection.
Ken Wilson-Max is an award-winning illustrator whose work is recognized the world over. He is the creator of several picture books, including The Big Yellow Taxi, Tickle-Tickle, and The Little Red Plane.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-Joshua and his grandmother spend a day experiencing H2O in its many forms. The delighted boy feeds ducks on the river, runs through puddles, plays at a drinking fountain, swims in a pool, and snuggles up for a rainy "cosy, dozy" bus ride home. The child speaks only three words but his favorite is "splash," which appears hand-lettered in block form. The lines of type are set at slight angles to one another to mimic flowing water. Though not a rhyming story, the words flow with easy-on-the-tongue phrases such as "Deep down, under the water,/under the water, deep down./Into the froth and the foam,/and the bubbles,/splashing and crashing,/fizzing and sparkling." The bright, saturated illustrations are eye-catching in their colorful simplicity. One slight discrepancy: Joshua appears to change sizes, sometimes only coming up to Granny's waist while at other times almost to her shoulders. Very young children who are fascinated with water will enjoy hearing about Joshua's day.-Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Joshua loves water. ""Splash!"" is the word chanted by him as he jumps in a puddle, feeds the ducks on the river, and glides with Granny down a big slide into a pool. Creative text placement and vibrant color paintings with bold black outlines add energy to the lively excursion enjoyed by a young boy and his grandmother. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
Wilson-Max's bright, page-filling, heavily outlined figures are just the ticket for getting the attention of preschoolers, but Doyle's tale founders on herky-jerky pacing and character ambiguity. With his grandma in attendance, Joshua Joshua feeds ducks on one spread, walks a big dog through puddles on the next, then goes to the pool for general play, and repeated trips down the water slide. The lack of transitions makes the first two experiences read like padding for the much longer, more developed third; moreover, despite poetically phrased descriptive passages--"Deep down, under the water, under the water, deep down. Into the froth and the foam, and the bubbles," etc.--Joshua Joshua, who looks four or five in the pictures, never says anything except "Splash!" and "More!" Is he miscast in the art as too old, or is he supposed to be mentally impaired? If the latter, he'd be a real rarity in stories for younger children--but the lopsided plot suggests that this is more a case of awkward, rather than subtle, writing. For more seamless adventures in splashing, stick to Flora McDonnell's Splash! (1999) or Ann Jonas's same-titled episode (1995). (Picture book. 4-6) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
PreS. Joshua finds water irresistible. Down by the river with Granny, Joshua throws bread to the ducks. If they're in the country, he's jumping in all the puddles; if they're near a fountain, he's trying to climb in. There's even more splashing in store when Joshua and Granny go swimming and climb the Gigantic Slide: So up they climb, / and down / they sail, and SPLASH! / they crash, into the water. They take the bus home (in the rain, of course, for extra splashing), where they stay, now cozy, dozy. Doyle's rhythmic, repetitive language effectively mirrors the action and celebrates water with all its dripping, splishing, and, yes, splashing. Illustrator Wilson-Max's trademark thick, bold black lines and blocks of solid color suit the simplicity and exuberance of this cheerful read-aloud romp--even the endpapers are splashed with paint, Jackson Pollock-style. --Karin Snelson Copyright 2004 Booklist