The Big Splash

by Maureen Haselhurst

Published 5 January 2005

A young monster is getting everything she needs to take a dip: a boat, a toy shark, armbands, goggles, flippers. Once everything is to hand she is ready… to take a bath! The vividly drawn artwork shows each step of the monster’s careful preparations, offering lots of discussion points: is she going for a swim in a pool? In the sea?

  • Pink B level (Band 1B) books offer simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions.
  • Text type – A story with predictable structure and patterned language.
  • An illustration on pages 14 and 14 shows the monster splashing happily in the bath, with all her toys labelled, to help children recap and discuss.
  • This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.